Is there any justification in folks selling crap unhealthy junk food? It has any number of ingredients that are harmful to humans short and long term. It is addicting and habit forming. The health consequences on a macro level hurt society.
Plenty of food additives are illegal, so we’ve already decided that to some extent regulation there is OK.
There are any number of sometimes pleasurable but undeniably harmful things sold for a profit. I’m not saying I think gambling should be legal, but I am pointing out that it’s a slippery slope re: what crosses the line?
Going down that slippery slope, why are recreational drugs illegal?
We’ve drawn plenty of lines already, and I’ve never heard anyone defend gambling with an argument that isn’t “but my liberty” or “it’s going to happen whether it’s legal or not”.
For the record, I believe in the legalisation of drugs that do not have:
A) Massive addiction-causing traits and
B) Enormous health detriments
I don’t spend money on gambling but I do sometimes spend money on other things I know are bad for me. Is the answer to outlaw unhealthy things?
As we’ve already done, the answer is to find the limit for what is acceptable and regulate based on that limit. The limit changes with time and society (see: pornography, cannabis), but I believe gambling as a corporate profit option should be outlawed.
It’s not just the capitalists that want to make money - there are people who WANT to gamble. Make it illegal it will still happen - just without regulation. Prohibition didn’t work.
If gambling must exist, allow non-profit gambling operators and ban the rest.
Non profit gamblers would be awesome - like all gambling proceeds go to addiction recovery services… emphasis on gambling addiction.
I do think if gambling was outlawed completely it would still happen - fewer people involved but likely more associated violence. I would 1000% support gambling only being available via not for profit companies.
Plenty of food additives are illegal, so we’ve already decided that to some extent regulation there is OK.
Going down that slippery slope, why are recreational drugs illegal? We’ve drawn plenty of lines already, and I’ve never heard anyone defend gambling with an argument that isn’t “but my liberty” or “it’s going to happen whether it’s legal or not”.
For the record, I believe in the legalisation of drugs that do not have: A) Massive addiction-causing traits and B) Enormous health detriments
As we’ve already done, the answer is to find the limit for what is acceptable and regulate based on that limit. The limit changes with time and society (see: pornography, cannabis), but I believe gambling as a corporate profit option should be outlawed.
If gambling must exist, allow non-profit gambling operators and ban the rest.
Non profit gamblers would be awesome - like all gambling proceeds go to addiction recovery services… emphasis on gambling addiction.
I do think if gambling was outlawed completely it would still happen - fewer people involved but likely more associated violence. I would 1000% support gambling only being available via not for profit companies.