tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20160325.post114043967639187291..comments2022-12-11T06:49:09.876-08:00Comments on FeuerThoughts: Gambling addictionsSteven Feuersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16619706770920320550noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20160325.post-56865013614154848822007-12-26T20:00:00.000-08:002007-12-26T20:00:00.000-08:00I don't see anything wrong with online gambling as...I don't see anything wrong with <A HREF="http://www.gambling.ph" REL="nofollow">online gambling</A> as long as their are safeguards in place to protect problem gamblers. When you play online, you can play at your own pace, with no noise, no smoking, and lower stakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20160325.post-1140484598351973362006-02-20T17:16:00.000-08:002006-02-20T17:16:00.000-08:00Well, Tharg, I don't disagree particularly. Certai...Well, Tharg, I don't disagree particularly. Certainly, the money flow from the gambling industry is likely not the top corrupter of our so-called elected representatives. I don't think, however, that it hurts to point out all the ways that our government officials are bought and paid for.<BR/><BR/>And I am sure some will read this and get irritated with me for such blanket condemnation of corporation contributions and lobbying.<BR/><BR/>Well...I am rather blanket-like about this. I believe that our political system should be separate from and take precedence over our economic system. I furthermore believe that corporations should not ever have been granted the same rights as citizens/people. Companies should be banned entirely from funding the political process in any and every way. Lobbyists should never be allowed to write or influence laws. <BR/><BR/>What can I say? That's what I believe.<BR/><BR/>I also happen to think that most people in this country know in their gut and are generally pretty open about their belief that almost all our elected leaders and many others in the government -- supposedly of, by and for "the people" -- is in the pockets of major corporations and corporate interests, which definitely do not have the same interests as citizens. OK, 'nuff ranting.Steven Feuersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619706770920320550noreply@blogger.com