chicagoY
07-19-2006, 05:50 AM
I didn't see this posted before and I thought it was a good article illustrating the folly of the nanny state hugging its people to death.
Mary Poppins Gone Mad
By Lisa Fabrizio
Published 7/19/2006 12:06:08 AM
excerpt:
"And now, by a vote of 317 to 93, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that seeks to curb or eliminate the practice of Internet wagering by blocking the use of credit card and wire-transfer transactions. Supporters of the bill call online betting the "crack cocaine" of gambling, an immoral practice that constitutes a threat to "the children." At least we are spared the lament that it targets the middle class or worse, the "poorest among us."
"No, that distinction would be reserved for the kinds of gambling conveniently exempted from the bill; horseracing, domestic casinos, and state-sponsored lottery games. Take a trip as I did last weekend to New York, to enjoy the sport of kings in Queens at beautiful Belmont Park, or to your nearest casino, where you'll be surrounded by real middle-class Americans. But better yet, stroll into your neighborhood convenience store and observe who is spending a goodly part of their paychecks chasing the big bonanzas touted by their own state governments."
"Lisa Fabrizio is a columnist who hails from Connecticut. You may write her at mailbox@lisafab.com"
link= http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10105
As a serious online poker player, I thank you very much for addressing this matter formally in print. I posted it at a famous poker web forum and would appreciate anything else you write or say about our Leviathan gone mad. Why can't these idiots just mind their own business?
Thank you,
Chicago Y.
Mary Poppins Gone Mad
By Lisa Fabrizio
Published 7/19/2006 12:06:08 AM
excerpt:
"And now, by a vote of 317 to 93, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that seeks to curb or eliminate the practice of Internet wagering by blocking the use of credit card and wire-transfer transactions. Supporters of the bill call online betting the "crack cocaine" of gambling, an immoral practice that constitutes a threat to "the children." At least we are spared the lament that it targets the middle class or worse, the "poorest among us."
"No, that distinction would be reserved for the kinds of gambling conveniently exempted from the bill; horseracing, domestic casinos, and state-sponsored lottery games. Take a trip as I did last weekend to New York, to enjoy the sport of kings in Queens at beautiful Belmont Park, or to your nearest casino, where you'll be surrounded by real middle-class Americans. But better yet, stroll into your neighborhood convenience store and observe who is spending a goodly part of their paychecks chasing the big bonanzas touted by their own state governments."
"Lisa Fabrizio is a columnist who hails from Connecticut. You may write her at mailbox@lisafab.com"
link= http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10105
As a serious online poker player, I thank you very much for addressing this matter formally in print. I posted it at a famous poker web forum and would appreciate anything else you write or say about our Leviathan gone mad. Why can't these idiots just mind their own business?
Thank you,
Chicago Y.