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House Proposes Legalizing, Taxing Online Gambling
eldavojohn writes "Passed in 2006, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is set to go into effect June 1. New efforts by Democrats in the House of Representatives aim not only to stop that but to legalize and tax Internet gambling. Jim McDermott (D-WA), said, 'This is a huge boon to the state governments. If you look across the country you're seeing programs cut. In Arizona, they just cut out a program for children's health for 40,000 kids. Here's a source of money.' Basically, the bill proposes that for each state, a 6% cut would be taken from all wagers and go to the state in which the bet was made online, while federal would get 2%. They estimate in the next decade this would amount to $30 billion for state and tribal governments and $42 billion for the federal government in new taxes. Banks and casinos appear to be very much on board, while the usual crowd (Republicans, Focus on the Family, Think of the Children) gathered in opposition to the move."
In practice, the Tea Partiers will oppose it on tax grounds, and hope nobody notices that it's precisely what the Christian Right wants.
Oh dear.. well, we couldnt have THAT, could we? we couldnt vote for ANYTHING that "the Christian Right" wants, now could we?
I hear that those right wing nutjobs are against rape. The NERVE of those people! We clearly have to fight against Christian Morality Bigots, and legalize that sort of thing.
What? they're against theft too???
DONT DENY ME MY RIGHT TO "pursue happiness" by by personal choice of acquisition style, you bible bashing nutjobs!