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JustJess · 02-10-2006, 06:59 AM

Actually, I don't see this as a slippery slope at all. If you can't afford to feed yourself and your family, you can't afford to gamble. Period. Wheelchair folks on SSI? Sorry, you need the help and that's acceptable, but you don't have the right to spend it on gambling. Grant funded? Entirely different. No comparison. This person has a job, and is working - the money we are paid at work comes from a myriad of sources, and that's fine - we're working, not being assisted with living day to day.

I think food/rent/etc vouchers aren't a bad idea, and neither is swiping your state ID (like a driver's license or something). They have to check your ID to make sure you're over 18 anyway, why not scan it like the clubs do and run it against a banned list? I see no reason not to regulate that. Obviously, the casinos won't do it unless we make them, but I think we should.

I don't gamble with my money, I see no reason why someone else should gamble with my money.

02-10-2006, 06:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	Actually, I don't see this as a slippery slope at all. If you can't afford to feed yourself and your family, you can't afford to gamble. Period. Wheelchair folks on SSI? Sorry, you need the help and that's acceptable, but you don't have the right to spend it on gambling. Grant funded? Entirely different. No comparison. This person has a job, and is working - the money we are paid at work comes from a myriad of sources, and that's fine - we're working, not being assisted with living day to day. I think food/rent/etc vouchers aren't a bad idea, and neither is swiping your state ID (like a driver's license or something). They have to check your ID to make sure you're over 18 anyway, why not scan it like the clubs do and run it against a banned list? I see no reason not to regulate that. Obviously, the casinos won't do it unless we make them, but I think we should. I don't gamble with my money, I see no reason why someone else should gamble with my money. __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.