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Why do we need more casinos?  Is this an appropriate source of tax revenue for the state?  People complain about being taxed too much by the government, but then willingly pay an indirect tax when they throw their money away gambling. 

Jon

Salem

posted 1 year, 8 months ago
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I believe that we have a choice while driving in our car regarding our phone.  We are not required to answer the cell phone when it rings.  We also can pull off the road when we decide to talk on the phone.  It comes down to assessing what is a true emergency.  Are most phone calls so critical that they cannot be delayed a few minutes until there is a more appropriate time to talk?  I know someone that was killed while walking across a crosswalk due to a driver talking on their cell phone.  I have a hard time imagining that the phone call that the driver was engaged in was so important that it could not have been delayed. 

Jon

posted 3 years ago
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