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cucumber3732842today at 9:53 AM2 repliesview on HN

You see sins. Politicians see sin taxes, political will to spin up regulatory beurocracies, etc, etc.


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taurathtoday at 10:27 AM

We used to debate things like the harms to society of gambling, now it’s a silent decree that it’s not only legal but the basis for our economy. The same group who used to preach family values turned out to be the biggest casino pimps and pornographers.

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brooksttoday at 11:34 AM

Politicians DGAF about sin taxes or creating bureaucracies that tbey have no control over.

But the lobbyist money, the campaign donations? Those are the drivers.