I hope the result of all this is the establishment of some laws that will
- Prevent hardware manufactures from also operating as miners, to prevent them from mining with consumer funds/equipment.
- Places controls on prices so that manufactures are not over charging for hardware.
Noble goals. Absolutely despicable means of achieving them. The government has no legitimate business here.
Nobody who does not give a mining equipment manufacturer funds cannot be hurt by that company mining with their manufactured product before shipment.
The proper solution would be for people to be adults, and do some due diligence on a manufacturer before trusting them with funds.
Double take... WHAT???
You obviously have no clue about bitcoin miner manufacturers.. LOL
Or your a shill for BFL.