Do you oppose state lotteries? What about the stock market?
This then places a burden on the rest of us to take care of your dumb a$$ -- which is unfair in that, had you WON, you wouldn't have shared it with the rest of us.
Maybe it's early in the morning, but that argument sounds borderline socialist.
Not if they did what was promised -- use the profits for schools thereby lowering my taxes. I figured it was a good way to get people to contribute to education who normally didn't pay taxes. In other words, a good cause (like church bingo).
But that didn't happen (of course it didn't happen) so I'm in favor of scrapping the whole shebang.
"What about the stock market?"
The stock market is fine. It's the speculators I have a problem with -- they contribute nothing, they accomplish nothing, they do nothing. They're scumbag parasites who take advantage of the legitimate investors. Line 'em up and shoot 'em for all I care.
"Maybe it's early in the morning, but that argument sounds borderline socialist."
No, what we HAVE is socialism. My way gets some money back.
You need to think -- if the companies are making billions, where do they get that money? Right. Which means the odds are you're going to lose.
Do you oppose state lotteries? What about the stock market?
This then places a burden on the rest of us to take care of your dumb a$$ -- which is unfair in that, had you WON, you wouldn't have shared it with the rest of us.
Maybe it's early in the morning, but that argument sounds borderline socialist.
No it's elitist. If he were to invest all of his money and savings into a his dream business and it goes totally bust, well then the rest of us have to come and bail him out which is unfair, had he succeeded, he wouldn't have shared the profits with the rest of us.
I'm beg your pardon, you were right is socialist.