THE STUPIDEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD
(PART I IN A sERIES)

The other day I was listening to NPR radio. I know what you are thinking. NPR is the most pompous and arrogantly liberal media outlet in the entire world. Don't worry, I only listen to NPR as a method of getting pissed off before lifting weights. It works almost as well as listening to Master of Puppets at top volume. I don't remember exactly which show it was on NPR I was listening to, but let's be honest, they are all the same so I don't see that it matters. The host was interviewing a professional gambler who says he could help everyone with their taxes. He proceeded to bring to light the single stupidest thing I'd ever heard in my life.

So here it is, the stupidest thing I've ever heard: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALLOWS YOU TO DEDUCT GAMBLING LOSSES. That's right, all you obese mouth breathing single mothers out there, save those losing lottery tickets! Cause you can deduct them. Oh, wait... most people who play the lottery probably don't ever end up paying any federal taxes. Even if they do pay taxes, they surely don't own a home, and probably don't even know what the word itemize means.

They call the lottery the "stupid tax" for a reason! With me being a libertarian (small L) you'd probably think that I'd support any way to keep the government out of my pocketbook, even if it is a gambling write off. You'd be wrong. Here's a progressive tax structure for all you coffee house pussies out there! If you have money to gamble, you obviously have entirely too much cash and you have no clue what to do with it! You should be taxed heavily for being stupid, and the money should be saved for people who deserve it, or to set up old folks homes for assholes like you who will suck us all dry in your old age because you are irresponsible. Or the money could be invested in education, so smarter more responsible people can work hard and learn, helping to create the strong economy that will be required to keep your fat decaying ass on a feeding tube.

Sorry, I got sidetracked. The fat guy who bought eight lottery tickets in front of me at the convenience store sent me into a rage. He drove off in a Geo by the way. Obviously had his priorities straight! I'm sure he's an investment banker. Anyway... the federal government has all sorts of tax laws that are meant to encourage or discourage certain behavior. We want people getting married, having families, and buying homes, and the law reflects this. As long as we are going to have an income tax, (we'll talk about how this is a bad idea later) I have no problem with a little social engineering. So why can we write off gambling losses? Gambling is a disease that prays upon the poor and stupid, and the government gains nothing by encouraging it. I'd be fine with letting these idiots die poor and alone, except that we live in a liberal society where "we have to take care of the less fortunate". For those of you reading this on a laptop at Starbucks, "less fortunate" is liberal code for stupid and irresponsible. How liberals can support the lottery in the first place is beyond me. They support taxing the rich right? Well, Bill Gates isn't they guy buying all those lottery tickets retards! He’s in the business of making money, not throwing it away. Why am I the one speaking out against this?

If we are going to have taxes, and if we are going to socially engineer, then gambling should be heavily discouraged. The idea that gambling losses are deductible is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I'm trying to picture in my mind right now, what sort of idiot politician had that idea. Perhaps Ted Kennedy needs to take up his old habit of driving cars off cliffs drunk and spare us all this sort of stupidity.

-ArthursHallShat@gmail.com