Re: Does professional poker contribute to society?
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If you live in America don't you pay a hefty amount of taxes?
Don't taxes contribute to society?
Contributing to society is so relative it cannot be argued. Thousands of job descriptions out there don't "contribute" to society but there are no social stigmas attached to it.
If you were a VP for a tabacco / alcohol company people wouldn't say anything about "contribution".
If you owned a casino no one would really cough down your neck about "contribution".
If you are a salesman for some useless medical drug / pill that doesn't help people do anything would people give you grief about not "contributing"?
No.
Next time someone asks you that question, just say you pay a lot in taxes and that you are helping paying their kids to go to elementary / highschool as well as helping build roads and pay salaries for civil servants and if they don't think that is contribution they can go screw themselves.
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Good point. What about countries where professional poker players don't pay taxes?
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