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Lottery May Be Rolled Into Budget Plan
WRAL-TV ^
| Sept. 6, 2002
| AP
Posted on 09/06/2002 5:35:06 AM PDT by Overtaxed
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:55:45 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- In a move they concede is risky, House and Senate leaders are considering rolling a lottery proposal into a compromise budget plan.
Legislative leaders cautioned that no final decision had been made, but the strategy was discussed Thursday in closed-door meetings.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: budget; lottery; wusses
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posted on
09/06/2002 5:35:06 AM PDT
by
Overtaxed
To: Overtaxed
Fools! Look at any states that have lotteries and see if they are any more fiscally sound at this time than NC.
Lotteries just provide state legislatures with a new pot of money to dole out to constituents to buy votes.
Eventually, even the lottery pot is depleted, yet the new spending programs funded by the lottery never go away. Taxes are just raised to continue funding them.
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posted on
09/06/2002 6:05:54 AM PDT
by
randita
To: randita
the new spending programs funded by the lottery never go away. Taxes are just raised to continue funding them. Bingo!
Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck!
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posted on
09/06/2002 6:10:48 AM PDT
by
Overtaxed
To: Constitution Day
Budget Ping!
How come these bozos never think to cut programs to solve budget crises?
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posted on
09/06/2002 6:12:20 AM PDT
by
Overtaxed
To: Overtaxed
How come these bozos never think to cut programs to solve budget crises?It's against their nature.
They are all part of the AXIS OF TAXES, you know!
To: Constitution Day
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posted on
09/06/2002 7:50:52 AM PDT
by
Overtaxed
To: Overtaxed
Give me a minute, I'll check it out.
Just got to work a little while ago.
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