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#11
02-01-2015, 05:16 AM
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Tax all gambling at 50%. Money goes to infrastructure only.
The problem in taxing anything like gambling is that the numbers of government employees who are then needed regulate and collect the tax money, can outweigh the benefits.
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02-01-2015, 05:38 AM
With the complicated structure of the GET, the state must have plenty of tax collectors ready to go. Or not. I dont know but with all the money flowing to Vegas I think we should try to divert some here...
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02-01-2015, 05:59 AM
with all the money flowing to Vegas I think we should try to divert some here

Special "Vegas Tax" on all airfare that's direct to Vegas....
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02-01-2015, 12:53 PM
Prohibition has always worked 100% of the time and has never created more crime or crime syndicates. Best not to mess with that.
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02-02-2015, 04:53 PM
"Special "Vegas Tax" on all airfare that's direct to Vegas...."

Nice. It could be called the "The Local Fun Tax".
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02-03-2015, 03:58 AM
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Prohibition has always worked 100% of the time and has never created more crime or crime syndicates. Best not to mess with that.

You mean those cardrooms in Chinatown don't attract the criminal element? What about the video gambling places that get busted once a year over in Hilo? Not to mention all the not so casual poker nights at someones home that last all night with cars parked around the corner? Have heard several tales of sportsbetting bankrupting folks just in East Hawaii. Can only imagine Oahu must be worse...

Gambling is here already, time to tax and regulate.
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02-03-2015, 04:09 AM
Gambling is here already, time to tax and regulate.

Every trip in or out of a "private" subdivision includes betting your car will make it...
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02-03-2015, 08:24 AM
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Prohibition has always worked 100% of the time and has never created more crime or crime syndicates. Best not to mess with that.

yea, prohibition has not worked at all. never has, it just makes crime pay.

hell, heroin is the most illegal thing on earth. and Hows that going?
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02-07-2015, 10:46 AM
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02-11-2015, 06:57 AM
"Gambling is here already, time to tax and regulate."

by that reasoning, why leave out prostitution? a Hilo casino/bordello could be a great tourist draw providing a wonderful source of tax revenue.
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