RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: House Passes State Lottery Bill

Behethland B. Clark responds to Steve Brenneis:

Here's the bottom line:

Our schools need money. If our taxes are raised to help fund educational programs, Republicans will bitch because taxes have been raised. If the state of NC has a lottery, only those who want to play will pay and the funds will go to our school system. That's the plan.

Why are you so worried about this? Are you afraid that you'll be tempted to play the lottery more often if it's in Pilot Mountain? Once again, are we trying to legislate morality? It's just like smoking. If someone wants to kill themselves with cigarette smoke, it really isn't any of my business, just as long as they don't blow it my way. I can't side with my party on that one.

Obviously it isn't really about morality, otherwise there wouldn't be support for Casinos. They ruining many more lives than the occasional lottery ticket.