I picked on example, there have been plenty of examples in the past of folks just barely able to come up with 7$/yr for domain registration and using donated hosting for their non-profit thing.
I have my doubts imagining someone who is able to afford $500 for a computer, but not $10 for a domain, but even if we grant that such people exist, why is it essential for them to use a 2LD rather than one of the free 3LDs that are widely available?
I think the root isue is: there is consumer protection today in the purchase system, do we want to remove that in the future. Or do we want to find another method to crack down on this problem without hurting consumers?
This is an unanswerable question because it is based on the false assumption that the current abusive speculation does not hurt consumers. R's, John