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Old 06-01-2010, 11:19 AM  
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Originally Posted by Adult Rental Chris View Post
The US had an opportunity to make a shit-ton of money on tax/fees, similar to how the EU imposed the VAT onto gaming transactions. Instead, they choose to listen to bible-thumping govenors and sneak the UIGEA on the back of a bill that was going to get signed no matter what. One can't help wonder if they went ahead and legalized it, charged taxes, how much it would have lessened the blow on the economy.
The religious right are a bunch of fucking hypocrites. Church bingo is considered fundraising, but any other form of gambling is a sin.
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