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383 points toomuchtodo | 3 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Humorist2290 ◴[31 Oct 25 23:50 UTC] No.45777973[source]▶

  But if you want to outlaw this harmful activity [licensed gambling], you have to find a way to replace 6.4% of Maryland’s budget, which is slightly less than the entire amount the state brings in from corporate taxes.
A fraction of the proceeds of losing bets from a fraction of Maryland's citizens contributes almost the same to state services -- EMS, education, road maintenance, etc -- than the total corporate taxes levied on all businesses.

Do I misunderstand, or is this just actually incredible?

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1. IlikeKitties ◴[01 Nov 25 07:47 UTC] No.45779912[source]▶
We should found the government via heroin and christal meth sales.
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2. mlrtime ◴[01 Nov 25 11:27 UTC] No.45780848[source]▶
We should ban heroin and crystal meth so nobody does it anymore.
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3. IlikeKitties ◴[01 Nov 25 11:31 UTC] No.45780864[source]▶
No that would give the CIA an undue monopoly on it. That just screams anti-trust!