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Jaundice James

(262 posts) Sat Aug 11, 2012, 12:54 AM Aug 2012

Casinos and gambling – a tax on the lower class

I oppose any and all new gambling opportunities: Casinos, slot machines… all of it. I hate it. Hate it. Hate it.

Not because I’m a freedom-hating socialist, but because of what organized gambling does, who it does it to, and why.

The State of Maryland is on the verge of expanding gambling. States all over the nation are doing it.

Let’s follow the logic, shall we?

http://jaundicejames.com/2012/08/11/casinos-and-gambling-a-tax-on-the-lower-class/

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Casinos and gambling – a tax on the lower class (Original Post) Jaundice James Aug 2012 OP

Gambling is a tax on people who are bad at math. LARED Aug 2012 #1

Prohibition doesn't work frankie Aug 2012 #2

And I was one of them, RavensChick Sep 2012 #3

LARED

(11,735 posts)

1. Gambling is a tax on people who are bad at math.

Reply to Jaundice James (Original post)

Fri Aug 17, 2012, 06:17 AM

Aug 2012

frankie

(53 posts)

2. Prohibition doesn't work

Reply to Jaundice James (Original post)

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 10:18 AM

Aug 2012

Before we had casinos here, I knew lots of folks who regularly took day trips to the ones in West Virginia, Delaware, etc, via shuttle buses.

May as well keep the jobs and the tax revenues in state.

RavensChick

(3,123 posts)

3. And I was one of them,

Reply to frankie (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 04:42 PM

Sep 2012

so I agree with your assessment. However, for me, Maryland Live is enough. PG County does NOT need a casino so they're gonna have to think of something else. As for Question 7 on the ballot, I know what my vote is--hell to the NO!

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