Originally Posted by DGenBen View Post
Originally Posted by Bob21 View Post
Originally Posted by DGenBen View Post

Wait a minute Bob. This sounds you are saying the government can manage our money more effeciently than we can ourselves. I thought you didnt like liberalism. The idea that the government should have our money because they will us it better than we will is about as liberal as you can get. Most conservatives and even a large number of otherwise liberals agree that they would prefer to allocate their own money and not have the government do it and that the government is already too big and intrudes into citizens lives too much.

AP - Win money. Buys food, clothes, cars, rent, ect. Provides jobs and stimulates the economy

Goverment - Gets Money. - Huge Pensions, Spy on US citizens while ignoring warnings from flight schools that arab men want to learn to fly but dont need to know how to take off or land, commission $10Mill study of dust mites, fund a recreation of the play Hamlet with a cast of dogs (They really did this google it) Sieze peoples cash through civil asset forfiture with no evidence of a crime, etc, etc, etc

Thanks but I think the less money the government has the better
I agree DGenBen. I think our government takes way too much of our money. I don’t even agree with Social Security. I think we should manage our own money for retirement; it should not be the function of the government.

I’m a conservative and I think money is better in the hands of an individual than the government. The government obviously needs some money to operate.

I was only pointing out what the function of the casino is. It is primarily a voluntary tax program for the government. By removing money from this program (casinos), you’re doing nothing to help the economy or society or the government.

An AP is no different then a welfare recipient. The welfare person gets a check directly from the government for doing nothing, while an AP siphons off money from our government’s voluntary tax centers (casinos) for doing nothing of value for society.

Both the welfare recipient and an AP are NOT doing anything illegal, but they also aren’t doing anything of value, meaning nothing to benefit the economy or society. Yes, they both spend money but it’s really the government’s money or someone else’s money. They haven’t earned the money by doing anything of value for the economy or society.

I can tell you’re struggling to understand that point.
They both spend money but its really the governments money or someone else's money? Hows that? AP goes to a casino, plays the game by the rules, is still risking his money because even if playing with advantage can still get unlucky and lose but if he wins its the goverment or someone else's money? Nonsense

Youve mentioned before that you are a small stakes BJ AP. So when you win do you give the money back since it is not your money?
Hey, I never said what an AP is doing is wrong. I do it too...you're right. I can see you’re getting emotional over this. Please don’t.

I’m only pointing out why a casino exists. That is my main point. Most people don’t know that the casino’s primary purpose is to raise revenue for the government. That’s why state and local governments approve casinos. That’s my point.

If you’re smart enough to siphon money from a casino more power to you. Like you said, I’m trying to do it too. But that doesn’t mean I don’t understand why casinos exist. Since I pay a lot of taxes from my full time job, I don’t feel too bad going to our government’s voluntary tax centers (casinos) to try to get some of it back. LOL