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Senator Eddie Goodall Republican, District 35
Why should North Carolina further impoverish its own lowest income citizens by admitting failure to properly manage its tax revenues and ultimately its educational system? You hear the argument that we have to do it because our citizens are scrambling to our border states in droves in order to buy pockets full of lottery tickets.
But, does this rationale that were reportedly losing millions mean it is the right thing to do? Will a lottery ultimately help our citizens or hurt them? Those with wisdom and common sense already know this answer. A lottery is what it is: state-sponsored gambling. The negative social costs of gambling are well documented.
Using the lottery proponents argument, I would submit, why should they simply ask for the euphemistic educational lottery? Why stop there if theres a remote chance to earn even more money from the masses?
If the state of Nevada happened to be our neighboring state, would it be wise and the right thing to do for North Carolina to open the doors to full service casinos? Perhaps like in some areas of Nevada, legal prostitution could likely bring in even more money for our school systems. Can you hear it now? It is okay in Nevada, so it must be okay for us! Does this logic sound familiar -- where would it stop?
I recognize the fact our neighboring states have state lotteries, which in essence, is a social tax in sheeps clothing. I believe the decision to have a state government sponsored lottery is not a revelation of a states economic success, but rather a revelation of a state governments failure.
North Carolina should be proud it has not fallen into the abyss of educational and economic failure and joined other states by resorting to a state sponsored gambling system. Lotteries simply result in a states poorest citizens attempting to provide the financial shortfall for the lack of leadership, management, and fiscal responsibility of its own legislators.
I ask you to consider this, if these current legislators cannot properly manage your existing education-tax dollars, what makes one think these same legislators will accurately manage and account for potentially millions of dollars in lottery revenues? The lottery is a bailout, plain and simple, and definitely does not guarantee the miracle answer to our current educational system woes.
Our current house leadership wants North Carolina to jump onto this frenzied lottery bandwagon to produce millions in revenue which they have consistently failed to properly manage. How do you want your legislators to vote? Think about it then call them because the vote is at hand, according to Speaker Jim Black.
North Carolina has historically held a proud tradition of being an independent state, not driven by what others do, but rather guided by its own moral, cultural and social values of its collective citizens it is proven to be an attraction to those moving here from other states.
Lets keep this tradition alive by doing what is best for all our citizens the moral choice by saying a loud resounding NO to this state sponsored gambling. I suggest we hold our legislators accountable for our tax revenues and the quality of our educational system. North Carolina has survived proudly since 1789 without resorting to legalized gambling, why should we now fall into this trap simply because other states are doing it and are throwing in the towel on fiscal responsibility?
Think about it and lets keep this proud motto alive and true North Carolina
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