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some states(Missouri, possibly others?) put it in their department of education.

• grogenaut 9y ago
  This ofen seems good at first read till you realize there is also optional funding for states that can then be moved elsewhere. This happens in missouri with casinos. Gambling money can only be used for education but other education money doesn't have to be used for education beyond a certain level... So you put money in the casino bucket and take it out of another bucket. Effectively casino money goes to whatever the state wants once the minimums are hit. Source: things I've heard and complaints from friends who worked in politics... however no real facts to take it with a grain of salt.
  • camiller 9y ago
    Agreed, dollars are fungible, but WRT Asset forfeiture, as long as it doesn't become play money for the police department they are less likely to pursue it in fringe cases. Keeping track of how your elected representatives cook the books is a different issue.
  • GCU-Empiricist 9y ago
    I've worked DOD project funding in a past career, probably one of the more restrictive venues for reallocating federal funds: and this isn't limited to casinos.
  • dsfyu404ed 9y ago
    My acquaintances who will remain unnamed have similar experience on the east coast. I've heard of money being rearranged to create funding for a position that didn't exist before and then that position being filled with a political appointee. Some states are better than others.