lockmat Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 That's what some state legislators think: http://www.texastribune.org/2013/04/23/house-rejects-texas-lottery-commission/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Whoops....didn't take the legislature long to figure out that it would leave a $2 Billion hole in the budget. http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/In-reversal-House-reauthorizes-Lottery-Commission-4456932.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I can imagine the conversation after the vote. "Wait...we did what?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Funny that most Tea Partiers fancy themselves libertarians, yet the first time a chance to play Nanny comes up, here they are lecturing us on whether we should gamble our own money or not. Nice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I can imagine the conversation after the vote. "Wait...we did what?"Sometimes you just have to pass the bill in order to find out what's in it. Did Nancy Pelosi move to Texas and get elected to our legislature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Funny that most Tea Partiers fancy themselves libertarians, yet the first time a chance to play Nanny comes up, here they are lecturing us on whether we should gamble our own money or not. Nice. ?? Should the state have a monopoly on selling cigarettes as well? Why should the state have a monopoly on gambling? Edited April 23, 2013 by kylejack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 ?? Should the state have a monopoly on selling cigarettes as well? Why should the state have a monopoly on gambling?Unless the state controls the horse racing and dog racing tracks, they don't have a monopoly on gambling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 ?? Should the state have a monopoly on selling cigarettes as well? Why should the state have a monopoly on gambling? Read why they votes it down. It conflicts with your question. I actually agree with that statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Unless the state controls the horse racing and dog racing tracks, they don't have a monopoly on gambling. And bingo, too. Sure, there's a few exceptions. But try and run a lotto and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) And bingo, too. Sure, there's a few exceptions. But try and run a lotto and see what happens. I'll have to pass on that...I'm too busy running my Thursday night poker game. Edited April 23, 2013 by august948 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 (edited) They'll need to drop the tax on tobacco sales as well, it's more proven that poor people smoke in far greater numbers that those that are rich. I bet poor people drink more too, they need to get rid of that tax. I also am willing to bet that more poor people do drugs. Drugs being illegal are a targeted method of putting poor people in jail, make all drugs legal, and don't tax them. Edited April 24, 2013 by samagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 They'll need to drop the tax on tobacco sales as well, it's more proven that poor people smoke in far greater numbers that those that are rich. I bet poor people drink more too, they need to get rid of that tax. The analogy would be if the state banned tobacco sales and started selling tobacco themselves. That would be bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I also am willing to bet that more poor people do drugs. Drugs being illegal are a targeted method of putting poor people in jail, make all drugs legal, and don't tax them. When I was living in Atlanta in the 90's I heard and ex vice cop give a lecture on his experiences with drug enforcement. He told us that most of the people caught with drugs were middle or upper class and that it was something of a myth that the majority of drug users were poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 When I was living in Atlanta in the 90's I heard and ex vice cop give a lecture on his experiences with drug enforcement. He told us that most of the people caught with drugs were middle or upper class and that it was something of a myth that the majority of drug users were poor. That is strange. Why would a cop baldfaced lie like that? Don't believe me? Here's an idea. Get up early tomorrow. Drive into downtown Houston. Park your car. Walk to the Harris County Criminal Justice Center at 1201 Franklin. Make sure that you get there by 9:00 am. Look around. Count the number of rich people there. Report back to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Who knows? Maybe that was his experience in whatever beat he had in Atlanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I'd entertain the idea that rich or middle class people do more drugs than poor people, but not the idea that they're caught and prosecuted at a higher rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Just some pompus ass ultra conservative legislators trying to make themselves feel good. Tea Party people are the today's version of the John Bircher's of yesteryear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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