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387 points toomuchtodo | 2 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.5s | 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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ryanjshaw ◴[01 Nov 25 06:43 UTC] No.45779688[source]▶
Nah the sweet spot is to make the gambling companies pay for the treatment and recovery of the people addicted to their products, up to whatever amount they gave the gambling company.
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parthdesai ◴[01 Nov 25 17:15 UTC] No.45783390[source]▶
Should we also make sugar companies, coca cola/pepsi pay for people that become obese?
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1. indolering ◴[02 Nov 25 02:52 UTC] No.45787508[source]▶
I would support taxes based on long term health effects. The sugar tax in Mexico had measurable impacts IIRC.
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2. parthdesai ◴[02 Nov 25 15:22 UTC] No.45790947[source]▶
agree with taxing, but that's not what OP was suggesting