NC Lottery Not Quite There

Amazingly, there is actually still a chance that the North Carolina Lottery will NOT actually appear this year! That, my good readers, is good news. As a proponent of Constitutional, small government, I oppose the lottery primarily because it's just another way for the state to steal money (and I don't care that it's "voluntary"). Heck, if you support the lottery, tell me why *I* can't run one myself?

Anyway, the NC House passed the lottery by one vote, but there are 5 Democrats in the Senate that are holding up the lottery! All Republicans in the Senate oppose the lottery, and with the 5 Democrats, there is enough opposition to actually stop it -- there's supposed to be a vote later today to see if the Democrats have been strong-armed or bribed with enough cash from the Senate "leaders" to change their minds.

The Senate leader, Marc Basnight, is very annoyed -- at the Republicans! He was counting on "as many as 4" Republican votes for the Senate. So it appears he wanted to offer some cover for his pals in his own party by getting some Republicans. Sorry, Mr. Basnight, the Republicans really do not want a state-sponsored gambling arena in this state.

It will be interesting to see how this one turns out in the end -- especially since the budget (finally) passed doesn't include income from a lottery...

Posted by: Ogre at 11:00 AM

Comments

1 Another way for government to steal money. There are way too many ways isn't there?

Posted by: Jay at August 12, 2005 12:20 PM (BKqRl)

2 I'll tell you -- I'm almost reaching the point of simply opposing anything government does, simply because they use quite literally anything as an excuse to take more of the money I work to earn.

Posted by: Ogre at August 12, 2005 12:54 PM (/k+l4)

3 I was very anti lottery in Florida. It passed. People believed the crap they told them and it won. Dopes. "Oh! All the money will go for education!!!" The voters drank the kool-aid and then when the money went for education (keep in mind Fl. education SUCKS), the State cut the education spending as education was getting money from the lottery.

People were shocked and appalled. Big dopes. Those of us who 'think' saw that coming a mile away.

Posted by: Bou at August 12, 2005 02:00 PM (5JHEt)

4 And it happens that way every single time it gets instituted -- every single state that has a lottery sold it on the idea of education, and education spending increased 0 dollars due to lotteries. It's a total sham, a lie, and like Jay said, it's just to get more money for government to spend. No word yet on if this one is going to fail today...they may delay the vote until tomorrow.

Posted by: Ogre at August 12, 2005 02:15 PM (L0IGK)






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