Introduction: Overview and Summary Statements
Unemployment is at and all time high, we hear daily reports about diminishing state revenues. In the face of this tough economic news elected officials have come up with new and some old recycled solutions to feed our hungry revenue nation. The most common idea that gets debated upon is whether or not we should roll the dice and legalize gambling as a revenue winner. The advocates view on legalizing gambling point out that its productive way to bring in new jobs, a first class, environmentally friendly resorts, and a steady long term revenue stream for the state and several towns. On the flip side critic our set on the belief that legalizing gambling is going to strike back at the people and their homes creating addictive gamblers, crime level will sky rocket and local business will suffer from the new change.
The Voice of the Pro Advocates
Why is gambling being so frowned upon by critics? The present movement to legalize gambling which got under way in 1960 is still making some gain, but has however become greatly unpopular, and has slowed down! Although some short of gambling is legal in all but two states (Hawaii and Utah) why does it continue to be denounced? One reason that keeps pooping up, is critics feel the right to label it as being “unproductive” and therefore wasteful, but what is productive then? Back in the early 18th century one early view was that only agriculture was productive, and that manufacture was unproductive since they relied and where supported by agriculture, but by the end of the 19th century being able to produce a service or a physical good was considered productive. A musician for example was no longer viewed as unproductive along side with servants, dancers, and players because they produce a service a customer demanded. If gambling turn out to be productive that wouldn’t mean people