Good Will Ends At The Canadian Border

So, I was up late last night (big surprise, right?) and happened to catch some political advertisements and discussions. You know me. There's not much I dislike more than politics. Well, I dislike spam more than politics, but that's about it. (And if you combine politics and spam don't even get me started on that!

Anyway. Back on topic. The topic under discussion was the Racino in Washington County.

Someone said: "Yes, slot machines will make two or three people rich. But it will steal the livelihood from so many moms and pops right here in Washington county."

Now, if I was trying to defend the Racino, I think I would have said something like: "There's no stealing involved! The moms and the pops choose to put their money down." Or maybe: "Stealing their livelihood? One quarter at a time? If they have enough time to lose their livelihood one quarter at a time, they obviously don't have jobs, which means they don't have much livelihood to lose!" Or, possibly: "Only someone as numb as a pounded thumb doesn't realize that in order to turn a profit, the odds have to be against them. So it's their own fault if they waste their money."

Those are the best I could come up with.

But the folks who really were trying to defend the Racino came up with something much better. Here it is: "Statistics show that it won't be the moms and pops here in Washington county who lose their livelihood. It'll be thousands of visitors from over the border in Canada."

So. There you have it. Let's care about the moms and pops right here in Maine, but all pretense of good will and concern ends at the border.

Canadians - fend for yourselves! :D

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