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Comment Re: I am aware the Democrats were in power (Score 1, Informative) 60

Robert Reich kept posting about Republicans and complaining about authoritarianism... The fucking Democrats are authoritarians (look at their last presidential candidate... Tough on crime bullshit just like any Republican) and Trump is a fascist but Democrats acted like that was a word they could never use until recently (Reich finally used the F word a few months ago.)

As long as major Democrats softball fascists they are only helping them and might as well be them.

Comment Re: California (Score 1) 59

No it doesn't for the simple reason I already explained.. Making it illegal to place the bets or collect will not stop someone from doing it in the first place because they don't know or think they can get away with it. It must be illegal to advertise the bet, let alone to pay it, so that hopefully no one is induced to do it by the promise of reward. Making it illegal won't actually prevent it of course but since this is still the available tool it should at least be used at the right level.

Comment Re: California (Score 1) 59

Indeed that will not help because criminality doesn't make people not commit an act, only allows us to punish them later, but you can't squeeze billions in fire damages out of the indigent.

Barring actually meeting people's needs, which the state can't do while simultaneously paying the bills shithole states can't cover, banning betting on wildfires is reasonable.

Comment Re:Stick but no carrot (Score 1) 58

At least one of the "Butts In Chair" did something about illegal immigration

Explain why something had to be done to reject a population that produces more revenue than it costs to support them and commits crimes at a rate lower than both the general population (slightly lower) and than the people hired to police them (FAR lower.)

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