Posted on 04/14/2005 7:04:52 PM PDT by AlwaysLurking
Ye Olde North State (NC) stands on the precipice of “the lottery abyss”. Led by low-down, no-account flim-flamming politico Jim Black, The NC General Assembly is readying to enact “the tax on fools” aka “a state-wide lottery”. Soon Aunt Bea, Barney, Gomer and Floyd can play the “what if I won” game with visions of fancy cars, big old houses, and lots of bling bling dancing in their heads. I maintain that a daily euphoric state of “then I would be happy” is already attainable at much better odds with far less administrative overhead.
I am not a “lottery debator” for the same reason I don’t debate “abortion”, “euthanasia”, “capital punishment”, and “who makes the best barbecue”. Such discussions never end harmoniously so why bother? I simply hand my ideological adversary a baseball bat and while he/she is turning the trademark up I poleax ’em . My way saves lots of time and angst.
(Excerpt) Read more at swaggersays.com ...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.