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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-14-05 11:49 PM Original message |
Question of liberality - Re: Lotteries, etc |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-14-05 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. People can spend their money how they want to. People with limited |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-14-05 11:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. good point. EOM |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-14-05 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
3. A poor substitute for progressive taxation |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. Fight to keep it out! |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:02 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. That was the promise made in Texas also |
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waiting for hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Remember Edwin Edwards? |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Well, that's got to be absolutely untrue, |
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SofaKingLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
5. How would they place a strain on government programs? |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Good point... |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I thought about that. Also a good point. |
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Jamison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
7. I see nothing wrong with lotteries personally. |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. That might actually be cooler than winning the jackpot :) |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:09 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I actually had your state in mind... |
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Jamison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:13 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Nice area you live in. |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:19 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I moved here in July to take a teaching job. |
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firefox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
16. Lotteries are not a legitimate function of government |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
17. This is a tough issue |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
18. I am against them |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I just don't know |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:32 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. how about this scenario? |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
20. Can you have it both ways? |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 12:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Yeah...You're right. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-15-05 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
23. As low income neighbor of mine once said about only the poor |
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