What's wrong with gambling?

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Originally Posted by ManOfWord

I'm starting this thread at the invitation of another poster who had questions. I'm not going to post a whole bunch of stuff on the initial post, but suffice it to say that I have been politcally active in the state of Ohio for almost 20yrs to keep casino gambling from becoming legal. With the help of the Lord, we have been typically outspent over 10-1 in money and have won 2-1 at the ballot.

The government has no business being in the gambling business. It is a regressive tax which preys on those who can least afford it. It places the government's fiscal irresponsibilty on the backs of those who earn the least without regard for their welfare except to throw them a "bone" by using a miniscule portion of the revenues for problem gamblers.

When you win you may be taking the money of some poor slub who needed to buy his kids some food.