Originally posted on 11/27/2012:

This whole issue is a perfect example of how the Government does things. The Government run Lottery pays out 50% for every dollar it takes in. Not only is it perfectly LEGAL it's also heavily promoted by the Government. Gambling on Sports... most Sportsbooks payout approximately 95% for every dollar they take in. But this form of gambling the Government does not want to legalize. And yet... most politicians say they believe in Freedom and the Free Market. The don't. They say it because it sounds good. Virtually everything the Government does it does worse than the Private Sector. When was the last time a President sent his kids to a Government run public school? It's ironic because, in many cases I think the Government is aware of how horrible they are at doing things yet they usually don't want the private sector competing with them. It's very sad. I wonder if Thomas Jefferson could get elected in today's day and age? I doubt it.