It's a shame they weren't looking out for what people couldn't afford during the subprime mortgage crisis. Oops.
If we're protecting poor people from themselves, I believe our next order of business is a nationwide ban on the Double Down sandwich at KFC, or perhaps a moritorium on Chinese beer (that last one won't help poor people, but it IS disgusting so I figured I'd throw it in).
The argument about protecting the poor is ridiculous. How are slots not okay, but allowing the oil companies to hike up their prices in pursuit of record margins is? Cuz that sure doesn't affect anybody below the poverty line. Rich people not only get to enjoy greater benefits, they get to enjoy the supposed vices too, I guess, meaning that they don't need to be protected from slots according to the logic of some. Ironic that being a degenerate requires a platinum card. The day the wealthy are immune to gambling addictions is the day PG1985 is elected President of the DAR. Some people have little money, but they know when to stop, and they know how to have a good time with what they've got. Financial weakness isn't automatically an indicator of poor self-control and low IQ. I believe I've seen that somewhere amongst those not impoverished, oh yeah, Jersey Shore...Congress... We who have no access to wagering appreciate the patronizing when the Protectors tell us why. Today my state cracked down even more on internet gambling in a way that I'm pretty sure wasn't legal (shocking). I'm gonna make a shot in the dark and guess there won't be horse racing and slots (or the demon rum before 2pm on Sundays) here any time soon, but I'm sure I'm a better person for it.
