I’ve seen two ads campaigns recently, both of them concerning proposition I-892, which is up for consideration this November. One side says “lower property taxes – vote Yes on I-892”; the other I’ve mostly seen on TV, and it shows the expansion of slot machines across three WA counties, including King County, much like the virus spread on the map of the US in “Outbreak”. In CT there was an endless, and loud, debate on slot machines: people tried to get them in non-casino venues, like sports bars and Jai-Alai arenas, but they never succeed. What the hell is wrong with people, when it comes to slot machines?
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