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Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Originally Posted by ergohead
For finding a new tax base, almost every State legalized gambling for the tax revenues it brings in.
Liberals complain that children go without food because the parents buy State lottery tickets.
Do Conservatives complain that smoking pot would keep the parents on welfare?
Would Liberals want welfare pot-stamps for the welfare recipients?
Would this lower domestic and community violence?
Poor people should neither be playing the lottery nor be smoking pot. If I were running things, we would have 2 laws like this:
LAW 1: Any person who recieves and soley relies upon welfare, SSI or other government programs to live shall forfiet any winnings in any public or private lottery or other game of chance and be prohibited from playing in such game.
LAW 2: Any persons fitting the description in Law 1 shall also be subjected to random urine, hair or blood test for usage of any drug not prescribed, any illegal drug or any tobacco usage and, if found, be given one warning and then removed from any public assistance program and banned for 5 years.
Location: I currently exist only in a state of mind. one too complex for geographic location.
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I think it's funny that people here who live in other areas don't believe me. I live in a poor area, and I see it ALL the time. it's not at all rare. I see it each and EVERY time I go to the grocery store.
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Originally Posted by afoigrokerkok
Maybe, which is why I'd have to say smoking pot is worse for them than the lottery tickets are.
I think it's funny that people here who live in other areas don't believe me. I live in a poor area, and I see it ALL the time. it's not at all rare. I see it each and EVERY time I go to the grocery store.
I live in a 'well off' area and I see it daily as well. I was behind a lady at a grocery store and she bought nearly $100 worth of food on her card and the only 'healthy' thing she had was a couple of gallons of milk. The rest were snack cakes, microwaveable meals, candy, sods etc etc.
Regarding the OP, Both is terrible. Especially considering for many jobs that pay above minimum wage, drug testing is required. You smoke pot, you fail drug test, you stay on the dole.
Lottery tickets are just a waste of money regardless.
I live in a 'well off' area and I see it daily as well. I was behind a lady at a grocery store and she bought nearly $100 worth of food on her card and the only 'healthy' thing she had was a couple of gallons of milk. The rest were snack cakes, microwaveable meals, candy, sods etc etc.
At least when a poor person buys a lottery ticket there is POTENTIAL to get somewhere in life. Not so with someone burning blunts
At least if weed were legalized there would be tax revenue and jobs from the growth and sale of it...and smoking weed does nothing to ones potential. Many very successful people have smoked plenty of weed in their lives.
Food Stamps should only be allowed to purchase diet staples, not luxury items.
At least Pot brings people pleasure and helps cure pain and nausea...buying lottery tickets gets you nothing (unless you're overwhelmingly lucky) but less money in your wallet.
Location: I currently exist only in a state of mind. one too complex for geographic location.
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yeah right. the feds can't get their hands on tax dollars on something you can grow yourself. that's why it remains illegal. not enough money to be made from legalizing it.
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Originally Posted by leftydan6
At least if weed were legalized there would be tax revenue and jobs from the growth and sale of it...and smoking weed does nothing to ones potential. Many very successful people have smoked plenty of weed in their lives.
Food Stamps should only be allowed to purchase diet staples, not luxury items.
At least Pot brings people pleasure and helps cure pain and nausea...buying lottery tickets gets you nothing (unless you're overwhelmingly lucky) but less money in your wallet.
yeah right. the feds can't get their hands on tax dollars on something you can grow yourself. that's why it remains illegal. not enough money to be made from legalizing it.
Yep! I know many people that will still grow even if it's legalized. Small scale growers, under 5 plants, will probably still grow because it's a bonafide hobby to them, they know the genetics, they know the strains and legal or not, they'll keep growing.
Location: I currently exist only in a state of mind. one too complex for geographic location.
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yuppers. it's a lot easier than making alcohol.
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Originally Posted by JetJockey
Yep! I know many people that will still grow even if it's legalized. Small scale growers, under 5 plants, will probably still grow because it's a bonafide hobby to them, they know the genetics, they know the strains and legal or not, they'll keep growing.
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