On Sat, May 10, 2003 at 09:10:01PM -0700, Tim May wrote:
On Saturday, May 10, 2003, at 08:44 PM, Harmon Seaver wrote:
On Sat, May 10, 2003 at 10:03:43AM -0700, Tim May wrote:
Which is all evolution in action, except that government should not be in the construction and business development business. (I would go further and say that nothing in the U.S. Constitution, which states and localities are bound by, justifies taking money from citizens to give to businesses. No matter "how smart an investment" it looks to be. Ditto for governments running gambling operations, but I digress.)
I agree with all the rest of this, however, I think you're wrong about the gambling. I think that's the only way gov't ought to be allowed to fund itself, by selling lottery tickets.
A superficially good idea ("sounds good!"), but ultimately silly.
Government bans gambling, or heavily regulates it, or declares illegal the exact odds it grants itself.
You're not making much sense here, Tim. Who said anything about making gambling illegal? -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com