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		elif 43 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Addiction Markets Yes but states provide the roads, EMS, schools, etc the commenter was talking about, not the autocratic regime.. and the corporations benefit from those services way more than gamblers do.

piker 43 days ago [–]

U.S. DOT provides a ton of road funding to the states as well. If memory serves, it’s often over half their budget.

[Edit: fun fact: threatening to withhold this funding is how the U.S. DOT managed to essentially federalize drinking age of 21. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole)]

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