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re: Alabama is so broke it may start a state lottery
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:32 pm to 777Tiger
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:32 pm to 777Tiger
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plus Airbus and Mercedes, guess that's what happens when you sell your soul to foster "industry"
If you're from Louisiana, I wouldn't talk about selling your soul to industry. My dad is a civil and environmental engineer. I was born in Louisiana, but we left because it was so polluted, my dad didn't want us to get cancer. It's gotten a little better, but Louisiana has bent over and spread their cheeks for industry for decades.
It was particularly bad in the 80s.
And fyi, my dad is very conservative. He just knew what they were allowed to dump in the ground and rivers.
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Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:32 pm to BowlJackson
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Is that supposed to be an insult? Everybody else has one, it's a long time coming.
No, but you seem to be offended anyway.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:35 pm to GFaceKillah
Too much money going to football players.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:36 pm to N2cars
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If I was a resident there, I would wonder WTH is going on
Our politicians are corrupt as shite, and our governor is a bumpkin who was only elected because he's from Tuscaloosa, has a UA degree, and could stand in front of a podium and say "Roll Tide" during the middle of a hot streak for Bama.
It blows my mind it took until 2016 for people to realize what scum Bentley is. I saw right through his shite a few months into his first term when he went on live TV for a press conference after the April 27, 2011 tornadoes and thanked "the volunteers and the BAPTISTS" for responding. WTF kind of shite is that?
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:36 pm to CCTider
I doubt any of that is the source of Alabama's issues, tbh.
(Not that I disagree with your points-they're accurate)
Louisiana would've been glad to have Airbus and M-B, but our education and infrastructure are at the bottom of everybody's lists.
Just on the face of it, it seems Alabama has a spending issue, given the revenue that is coming in.
(Not that I disagree with your points-they're accurate)
Louisiana would've been glad to have Airbus and M-B, but our education and infrastructure are at the bottom of everybody's lists.
Just on the face of it, it seems Alabama has a spending issue, given the revenue that is coming in.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:38 pm to CCTider
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If you're from Louisiana, I wouldn't talk about selling your soul to industry.
but we have a lottery
jk, wasn't necessarily talking about just AL, but the practice of rolling over and spreading them just to attract a business to relocate to your community, it's always way too one sided and the locals rarely seem to benefit, goes for new pro stadiums as well
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:40 pm to Commandeaux
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Just raise taxes....oh he's a republican, carry on with the lottery.
The lottery is a tax. It is just a voluntary one
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:43 pm to GFaceKillah
They could probably solve this crisis just by putting a tax on incest.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:48 pm to PairofDucks
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They could probably solve this crisis just by putting a tax on incest.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:55 pm to GFaceKillah
I don't really GAS about the lottery, I will drive 15 mins to the state line and play it when it gets up around 700mil, but the thought of all the money that crosses the borders into GA, TN, MS, and FL on a daily basis does irritate me a little when I think about it.
I believe AL, Utah, Hawaii and Alaska are the only states without a lotto.
I believe AL, Utah, Hawaii and Alaska are the only states without a lotto.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:57 pm to Titus Pullo
There is a quote from the governor in the article to that effect. If AL residents are going to cross state lines to purchase lotto tickets, you are just throwing away revenue.
This post was edited on 7/27/16 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 7/27/16 at 3:59 pm to GFaceKillah
It's time for Saban to play the state for a raise.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 4:01 pm to N2cars
quote:I wonder. Can't do anything about it, but I wonder.
If I was a resident there, I would wonder WTH is going on.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 4:02 pm to GFaceKillah
And even if the money is stolen by politicians, at least they will be our politicians. 
I would have been able to go to college for free in most neighbor states believe. Oh well.
I'm mainly for it because if we can't pass the lotto, there's no way in hell pot gets legalized. So, now, maybe 10-20 years down the road, we can start thinking about pot.
I would have been able to go to college for free in most neighbor states believe. Oh well.
I'm mainly for it because if we can't pass the lotto, there's no way in hell pot gets legalized. So, now, maybe 10-20 years down the road, we can start thinking about pot.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 4:05 pm to BowlJackson
This is the best part. AL voted a governor in in 98 that literally ran on the platform of bring a lottery, and then voted down the lotto once he was elected.
I was 14 at the time and it was apparent even then what a clusterfrick that was
I was 14 at the time and it was apparent even then what a clusterfrick that was
Posted on 7/27/16 at 4:11 pm to 777Tiger
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so it's not really for education?
Those kids have plenty of money. They spend a small fortune on football. All the way down to junior high school teams.
Foley High has an indoor practice facility.
That being said, I think a lottery is a good idea. A casino between the Florida state line, Gulf Shores, and Mobile would also be smart.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 4:14 pm to GFaceKillah
The corrupt Christian Coalition/Moral Majority groups are the reason Alabama doesn't have a state lottery and why they're getting left in the dust.
So glad I got away from the politics of the State of Alabama. Embarrassing.
So glad I got away from the politics of the State of Alabama. Embarrassing.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 4:29 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Christian Coalition/Moral Majority groups are the reason Alabama doesn't have a state lottery
The Poarch band of Creek Indians are the reason there is no lottery. They have paid tens of millions to ensure that it hasn't reached a ballot in two decades.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 4:48 pm to Doormat
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Just another pool of money for idiot politicians to raid and eventually put them right back into the same situation.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 4:49 pm to GFaceKillah
just slap a little $5 tax on watching the gumps play in every way: in person,radio,tv. That will clear up the deficit in no time. A little $1 tax as well everytime they worship saban at church every sunday as well wouldn't hurt.
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