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Can we just legalize gambling and be done with all this nonsense. Though it clearly has some downsides it has to be like the 144,566,786,335th worst thing that'
by CPLX 11y ago
Can we just legalize gambling and be done with all this nonsense. Though it clearly has some downsides it has to be like the 144,566,786,335th worst thing that's legal and permitted.
- masterleep 11y agoYou are possibly under the misapprehension that adults should generally be allowed to decide things for themselves. This point of view is old fashioned.
- brwnll 11y agoSociety is nothing more than a collection of people who agree/desire to abide by a common set of rules. Typically enumerated and enforced by some type of governing body. If the American people in general want to live in society with only a subset of gambling is allowed (which it appears they do), that's exactly the point of the government.
- masterleep 11y agoIt would be desirable if the government followed the agreed upon rules, I'll agree with you there.
- vonklaus 11y agoAbraham Lincoln had an impossible choice to make, and withoutthe benefit of hindsite I dont know anyone could have made a better one. Unfortunately, Allowing states to decide for themselves whether they could literally own humans or not, lead to a civil war that strategically undermibed states rights. So no, it is a lot harder to just 'have a subset' of something. Plus, obviously the internet is national + global, so while I agree with you I would argue the governments only role in the matter is arbitration in the event of a lawsuit as these are simply contracts. You probably got downvoted because: > if the American people want... Is rarely considered.
- superuser2 11y agoPerhaps if they sign away their claims to the social safety net.
- rasz_pl 11y agoSure, as long as we prohibit advertising in media, tax it up the ass, and force warning labels covering at least 25% of any logo.
- kartan 11y agoThis is the way to go. This is a tragedy of the commons situation. Gambling creates a lot of problems that are not paid by the companies or individuals participating, but by the society at large. The heavy taxing and limited advertising makes a lot of sense so the industry is accounted for all that hidden costs. Gambling addiction is a real issue that harms families and communities. If the gambling industry doesn't takes care of that paying higher taxes, that same communities are the ones dealing with that extra cost. A social lose-lose situation. For me an ever better solution is state owned gambling. It is much more controlled and it is harder to open loopholes for abusing it using bribes, historically a common thing with this kind of industry.
- bsder 11y ago> Can we just legalize gambling and be done with all this nonsense. Though it clearly has some downsides it has to be like the 144,566,786,335th worst thing that's legal and permitted. The problem is that the big Vegas money doesn't want it legal. They want it monopolized with them in charge of the monopoly.