Comments on: Maryland: Vote For Slots http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2007/10/27/maryland-vote-for-slots/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:45:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: jeff in Chicago http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2007/10/27/maryland-vote-for-slots/#comment-60242 jeff in Chicago Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:15:48 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2007/10/27/maryland-vote-for-slots/#comment-60242 The reality is that gambling is addictive and costly to communities. It's not a problem that every gambler has, and maybe since you don't have (or don't know someone with) a gambling problem, you support this so-called 'voluntary tax.' That would make sense, except that the gambling, er, 'gaming' inductry uses huge marketing budgets and other techniques to take advantage of some gamblers. So those gamblers get into huge debts, they lose their families, and aside from those things, cost other taxpayers money. Sorry Oliver, but gambling hurts the communities it locates in. The reality is that gambling is addictive and costly to communities. It’s not a problem that every gambler has, and maybe since you don’t have (or don’t know someone with) a gambling problem, you support this so-called ‘voluntary tax.’ That would make sense, except that the gambling, er, ‘gaming’ inductry uses huge marketing budgets and other techniques to take advantage of some gamblers. So those gamblers get into huge debts, they lose their families, and aside from those things, cost other taxpayers money. Sorry Oliver, but gambling hurts the communities it locates in.

]]> By: OrganicGeorge http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2007/10/27/maryland-vote-for-slots/#comment-60241 OrganicGeorge Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:53:11 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2007/10/27/maryland-vote-for-slots/#comment-60241 So what happens in Townsend Md stays in ... it just doesn't have the right ring. So what happens in Townsend Md stays in … it just doesn’t have the right ring.

]]> By: midderpidge http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2007/10/27/maryland-vote-for-slots/#comment-60240 midderpidge Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:52:31 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2007/10/27/maryland-vote-for-slots/#comment-60240 slOts, oliver, not slUts. slOts, oliver, not slUts.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2007/10/27/maryland-vote-for-slots/#comment-60239 Kevin Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:55:11 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2007/10/27/maryland-vote-for-slots/#comment-60239 There's a reason slots were kicked out of spots in MD decades ago - and not for religious/social reasons. The created graft, violence and led to a general decline in quality of life where they were. Those things aren't going to be any different this go 'round. Additionally... using the lottery as a model - the state has not exactly demonstrated that they know how to use this additional revenue responsibly... let alone doing what they said they were going to do with it in the first place. Last but not least... why not just raise taxes on everyone within the state... not just a select group? There’s a reason slots were kicked out of spots in MD decades ago - and not for religious/social reasons. The created graft, violence and led to a general decline in quality of life where they were.

Those things aren’t going to be any different this go ’round. Additionally… using the lottery as a model - the state has not exactly demonstrated that they know how to use this additional revenue responsibly… let alone doing what they said they were going to do with it in the first place.

Last but not least… why not just raise taxes on everyone within the state… not just a select group?

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