:: The federal government is not a Casino. Casinos separate people from their money? ::
Ummmmmm...erroneous presupposition.
No seperation of a person from their money is why casinos exist. And an actual product is not even produced. Just gambling with odds stacked well in favor of the house. The dream of the one walking in the door they will get rich. Who gets rich? The Casino owner most of the time. That's OK next months rent can come from SSI and meals from Food Stamps.
Go to bankruptcy hearings sometime and see how many are there due to gambling. How would the Trustee know? Because the person withdrew money from the ATM at the Casino. They check ATM history of the persons bank account. It's profits made off of peoples addiction many times. Just the ugly side of casinos and what helps keep them in business. Also the main attraction for some big Hotels. Now is that erroneous as well? Nope. It's the reality.