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383 points toomuchtodo | 2 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.414s | source
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shipman05 ◴[01 Nov 25 00:43 UTC] No.45778266[source]▶
It feels like banning advertising for gambling would be a sweet spot between harm reduction and maintaining individual liberty.

Sports gambling ads have ruined sports media. State lottery ads are even worse. The government should not spend money to encourage its own citizens to partake in harmful activities.

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wombatpm ◴[01 Nov 25 03:28 UTC] No.45779037[source]▶
Tax advertising for gambling? Require all advertising for gambling to go through a state agency? There is lots a state can do besides banning.
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1. TeMPOraL ◴[01 Nov 25 10:15 UTC] No.45780555[source]▶
> Tax advertising

That move alone would make a big dent in many of the major problems of modern living.

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2. dredmorbius ◴[01 Nov 25 19:59 UTC] No.45784828[source]▶
Prior to the 1830s, advertising was apparently very heavily taxed in the UK, though I know very few details about this, the reasons why, or what occurred to change this.