CronoDAS comments on Mandating Information Disclosure vs. Banning Deceptive Contract Terms - Less Wrong

21 Post author: David_J_Balan 20 December 2009 08:55PM

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Comment author: CronoDAS 20 December 2009 09:21:19PM 0 points [-]

How does the theory of voluntary transactions account for, say, Bernie Madoff?

Comment author: saliency 20 December 2009 10:03:46PM 2 points [-]

Madoff committed fraud.

If you give me $1,000 for a ring that I tell you is platinum and it ends up being silver I have violated our contract.

Maldoff did not simply manage peoples money ineptly he stole it.