A question to ask our self "Do we really need a gambling in Texas"?, As part of the Governor's school finance plan, it has been proposed to legalize video gambling (called the "crack cocaine" of gambling) as well as allow use of credit cards for gambling. This would be a terrible mistake for Texas. Governor Perry argues that there are already a large number of illegal slot machines in Texas, and that this proposed plan would legalize gambling and allow it to be regulated by the state. If this argument were true, then we would legalize drugs since they are illegal and rampant as well. Thus, the argument of legalizing gambling and drugs is illegitimate.
Statistics show on free market.org, that it will lead to a net loss of resources for the state and invariably create pressure for future tax increases. Legalizing Gambling will affect taxpayers heavily due to increased social welfare costs and increased crime, increase bankruptcies, act as a regressive tax on the poor, hurt local businesses by diverting consumer dollars, increase problem gamblers to more than 10 percent of the population, with two to five percent becoming compulsive gamblers, destroy families by increasing child abuse, neglect and parental suicide.
In conclusion, I know there are people out there who have money to throw away, well for all of those people think about an average family, and values of Texas. If you got enough money to spend on gambling, FINE, go to Las Vegas and Have Fun !!!
19 hours ago
Do we really need a gambling in Texas?
ReplyDeleteGambling is a hot and important issue in Texas. The question is should gambling legalize in Texas? I agree with my fellow classmate that gambling is should not be legalize in Texas. The lawmakers, who have decided that it is evil for you and me to gamble, have justified it as a means to scam billions from citizens in order to compensate for their mismanagement of tax money. First they waste what they collect in taxes and then recover the wasted billions with gambling scams to get more, much more.
I am agree with my classmate to against gambling because what will gamble in Texas do for me? Will it lower my taxes? What is my benefit? What is the benefit for the average person in Texas? I don't have a problem with going to Vegas 2-3 times a year, or New Orleans. Texans were lied to about the state lottery and its proceeds also. I like what my classmate fellow said,” I know there are people out there who have money to throw away, well for all of those people think about an average family, and values of Texas. If you got enough money to spend on gambling, FINE, go to Las Vegas and Have Fun!!!” I totally agree with that.