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Illinois,the state I was born and raised in,voted today to allow the construction of 5 new casino's,plus slot machines at O'Hare and Midway. This will simply take money out of the pockets of the poor. Why do Democrats support something as regressive and anti-poor as gambling?
Illinois,the state I was born and raised in,voted today to allow the construction of 5 new casino's,plus slot machines at O'Hare and Midway. This will simply take money out of the pockets of the poor. Why do Democrats support something as regressive and anti-poor as gambling?
Six Republican senator voted YES on the gambling expansion - Barickman, Dillard, Luechtefeld, Murphy, Rose and Syverson - while nine Democrats voted NO, including Bertino-Tarrant, Biss, Bush, Clayborne, Collins, Holmes, Kotowski, McGuire and Noland. Without the GOP votes, the expansion would not have passed.
It may be regressive and anti-poor, but it also is pro-government. More revenues for an ever-expanding government, that's the Dem way. The poor, and everybody else, be damned.
It may be regressive and anti-poor, but it also is pro-government. More revenues for an ever-expanding government, that's the Dem way. The poor, and everybody else, be damned.
Yep. The question was: Why do democrats support this? The answer: Because they gonna git PAID! Gambling is voluntary, therefore participating in gambling is paying voluntary taxes.
Yep. The question was: Why do democrats support this? The answer: Because they gonna git PAID! Gambling is voluntary, therefore participating in gambling is paying voluntary taxes.
Another possible answer?
Freedom.
People should be free to do with their money as they wish, should they not?
Illinois,the state I was born and raised in,voted today to allow the construction of 5 new casino's,plus slot machines at O'Hare and Midway. This will simply take money out of the pockets of the poor. Why do Democrats support something as regressive and anti-poor as gambling?
Are you saying that the poor make poor decisions in life? Maybe that is why they are poor.
It may be regressive and anti-poor, but it also is pro-government. More revenues for an ever-expanding government, that's the Dem way. The poor, and everybody else, be damned.
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Maybe that is why they are poor.
