These days it is almost impossible that the public will get the real facts about gambling. First of all, the government sponsors it to feed their insatiable appetite for more revenue, so they have no interest in telling the truth. Second of all, government is smart enough to attach it somehow to education or some other positive endeavor to mute the criticism of it, so those who benefit in that way from it are not likely to complain. The point is that they do not care - not one whit - about the ill effects of gambling as long as the money keeps rolling in. Oh, of course, they have their little disclaimers about seeking professional help if you are addicted to gambling - as if that absolved them of all responsibility in the matter.
Do you suppose it is any coincidence that the only state with legalized prostitution is also the state most linked to gambling?
We have prostituted ourselves for the sake of money, money, money.
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