Re: Gambling in Hawaii?
I think it's ridiculous that this is even an issue. Americans have the right to do whatever they want with their money; if they want to wager it on games of chance against a house with the odds in its favor, I don't understand what right it is of the state to prevent them from doing so.
The odds, even when they're straight up, are clear: Over time, you will lose more often than you will win. Understanding that and still going in there is either stupid or a conscious decision to pay for the entertainment gambling provides; either way, you're fully within your rights to engage in such behavior, assuming the money is yours.
The state doesn't protect consumers from bad films; we know that when we go in there, we could be seeing a stinker. That's the chance we take. The state doesn't protect consumers from bad UH football games. Sure, we're paying to watch a winner, but if a winner is not what we get, we understand that it is the nature of sport.
Forget about what the voters want: a majority of the voting populace should have no right to tell me and another person what we want to do with my money, as long as the service being rendered does not itself violate the voters' rights.
I loathe the idea of casino gambling in Hawaii, and don't understand why people want to do it, and know that it's going to cause all kinds of social ills; however, continuing to forbid it is something I loathe even more. Educate the populace; don't treat it like a bunch of babies.
I think it's ridiculous that this is even an issue. Americans have the right to do whatever they want with their money; if they want to wager it on games of chance against a house with the odds in its favor, I don't understand what right it is of the state to prevent them from doing so.
The odds, even when they're straight up, are clear: Over time, you will lose more often than you will win. Understanding that and still going in there is either stupid or a conscious decision to pay for the entertainment gambling provides; either way, you're fully within your rights to engage in such behavior, assuming the money is yours.
The state doesn't protect consumers from bad films; we know that when we go in there, we could be seeing a stinker. That's the chance we take. The state doesn't protect consumers from bad UH football games. Sure, we're paying to watch a winner, but if a winner is not what we get, we understand that it is the nature of sport.
Forget about what the voters want: a majority of the voting populace should have no right to tell me and another person what we want to do with my money, as long as the service being rendered does not itself violate the voters' rights.
I loathe the idea of casino gambling in Hawaii, and don't understand why people want to do it, and know that it's going to cause all kinds of social ills; however, continuing to forbid it is something I loathe even more. Educate the populace; don't treat it like a bunch of babies.
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