Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mnetor.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!fred From: fred@mnetor.UUCP (Fred Williams) Newsgroups: can.politics Subject: Re: Lotteries Message-ID: <1275@mnetor.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 09:14:25 EDT Article-I.D.: mnetor.1275 Posted: Fri Jul 12 09:14:25 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 10:15:30 EDT References: <1121@ubc-cs.UUCP> <1110@mnetor.UUCP> <695@lsuc.UUCP> <1218@mnetor.UUCP> <702@lsuc.UUCP> <1243@utcsri.UUCP> Reply-To: fred@mnetor.UUCP (Fred Williams) Distribution: can Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lines: 12 Summary: In article <1243@utcsri.UUCP> clarke@utcsri.UUCP (Jim Clarke) writes: >I understand the temptation for the politicians themselves: they want to keep >me happy by using lottery profits to keep taxes down. But most immoral actions >are prompted by some kind of temptation. > >I'd rather pay higher taxes, thanks. Right! But the thing is, we're paying higher taxes *and* we've still got the lotteries. Cheers, Fred Williams