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Re:The rising human cost of sports betting by throwaway0a5e on Monday January 31, 2022 @03:06PM (#30153513)
>Every time one is implemented to "support education", it is always followed by a tax break for the upper class, resulting in a net 0 increase in school budgets.

My gut tells me tax breaks are the exception and more often than not increased revenues are simply paired with boondoggle spending because money is fungible.

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Re:The rising human cost of sports betting by HWR_14 on Monday January 31, 2022 @10:27PM (#30158282)
Your gut is wrong. Lottery revenues track with tax breaks in most states.
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Re:The rising human cost of sports betting by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @06:47AM (#30161310)
Care to back up your assertion with a citation from a non-idealogue source?

PA just had a bridge fall down because the same pattern of funds redirection I described prevented their "fix the roads" gas tax hike from doing more than treading water. The pattern I described is very, very common. My own state had the same problem using cigarette taxes to fund the schools.

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Re:The rising human cost of sports betting by HWR_14 on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @11:51AM (#30165332)
Wyoming used that money for a property tax repeal, and NC used that money to get rid of the educational component of corporate taxes. I don't have a good source, sorry.
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