http://rockrivertimes.com/2012/07/03/guest-column-budget-solution-for-illinois-tax-gambling-not-people/ The Rock River Times - THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1993 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:20:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://rockrivertimes.com/2012/07/03/guest-column-budget-solution-for-illinois-tax-gambling-not-people/comment-page-1/#comment-5828 Paul Gorski Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:20:36 +0000 http://rockrivertimes.com/?p=38635#comment-5828 Makleen you miss the core question: why is there gambling at all? The author's point is why are we giving gambling licenses away, and potential revenue for the state. Take over the casinos, nationalize them if you like, similar to the lottery, and maximize state revenue. If not, just get rid of gambling altogether, and you might see economic growth in other areas. Two quite different choices. Can't say I have an opinion not having reviewed the "facts" the author presented, but interesting nevertheless. Makleen you miss the core question: why is there gambling at all? The author’s point is why are we giving gambling licenses away, and potential revenue for the state. Take over the casinos, nationalize them if you like, similar to the lottery, and maximize state revenue. If not, just get rid of gambling altogether, and you might see economic growth in other areas. Two quite different choices. Can’t say I have an opinion not having reviewed the “facts” the author presented, but interesting nevertheless.

]]> http://rockrivertimes.com/2012/07/03/guest-column-budget-solution-for-illinois-tax-gambling-not-people/comment-page-1/#comment-5812 Makleen Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:34:25 +0000 http://rockrivertimes.com/?p=38635#comment-5812 I'm going to skip past all the anti-gambling bias in this article to ask the core question: Are you seriously arguing that we should nationalize the casino industry? I’m going to skip past all the anti-gambling bias in this article to ask the core question: Are you seriously arguing that we should nationalize the casino industry?

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