autigeremt 6,600 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 http://whnt.com/2015/05/28/letter-to-the-editor-former-au-head-football-coach-pat-dye-weighs-in-on-lottery-gaming-bill/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,122 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I've nothing against gambling & such. The claims of $ raised & jobs created often SEEM to fall short, but there's no denying it can help. The poor & lower income folks do waste much of their limited resources, but that's their choice. I'd rather have the opportunity to not gamble by MY choice than have some overpaid do-gooders decide for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icanthearyou 4,462 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Private enterprize should run a lottery. Goverment cant do nuthin rite. Pivitize all them schools and lotteries and liquer stores and such. Everthing else is just sociolism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,600 Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Private enterprize should run a lottery. Goverment cant do nuthin rite. Pivitize all them schools and lotteries and liquer stores and such. Everthing else is just sociolism. I'll take over the liquor stores...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietfan 233 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I'm all in favor of allowing gaming and/or a lottery. I have questions as to whether that alone is sufficient to solve the state's fiscal crisis, however every extra penny helps. (Also, seems pretty obvious to me that Poarch Creek Indian loan offer was mostly an attempt to keep the state out of the gaming business to preserve their in-state monopoly.) Glad to see Coach Dye voicing his opinion in such a clear, logical manner. I love him, but he doesn't always come across quite so coherently when addressing the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURaptor 1,122 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 He does when he's sober ! J/K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptau 169 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 the two biggest problems are the poor gambling their money away in the lottery and that some lotteries are poorly managed resulting in the state get little revenue. The strongest point is that the surrounding states all have lotteries and people from alabama travel there to gamble and spend more money there. If the state allows this it should be efficiently managed so the state gets as much money as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,147 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 He does when he's sober ! J/K Funny. I thought I could hear the faint clinking of ice cubes in a highball glass somewhere off in the distance while reading that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdefromtx 3,159 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Lottery just gives corrupt politicians more reasons to be corrupt and more money to squander away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietfan 233 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 The state clearly needs more money. And merely "trimming the fat" is not an answer. State agencies and education has been trimming the fat for years in response to past budget shortfalls; there's only so much fat that can be trimmed. Raising taxes is also a political "No go" in this state. So what other source is there except gambling? As I said earlier, my biggest concern is that gambling may not provide all the revenue we need. I honestly believe we will live with such budget shortfalls until such time as we completely revise our tax system (or the entire state constitution, actually) and decide to fund things like education, public safety, highway/infrastructure, etc. at the level necessary to do those jobs adequately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,600 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 I'd be in favor of a modest tax increase coupled with the allowance of a lottery and gaming. Let the people choose if they want to play or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTim 3,456 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hurts the poorest in Society... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,147 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hurts the poorest in Society... So does a broke state government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,600 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hurts the poorest in Society... Let the poorest figure it out on their own then. Give them the choice while also keeping the state on it's feet. The State of Alabama is up the creek and this group of "lawmakers" have no clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,578 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Private enterprize should run a lottery. Goverment cant do nuthin rite. Pivitize all them schools and lotteries and liquer stores and such. Everthing else is just sociolism. Assuming that you are correct, your writing identifies you as the product of a government education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 :big: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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