<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">I'm against this bill. I sympathize with those who want to help those who are addicted to gambling, but there are better ways to do this. If a person needs help, we should have programs available to help them. Otherwise, we should let them make their own choices about what to do with their money.<br><br>Paul<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Saundra Lund <v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Vision 2020' <Vision2020@moscow.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:44 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] ID's GOP Continues to Advocate for Nanny Statehood<br> </font> </div> <br>
Yikes -- sorry for the incomplete first sentence below! What I meant to say<br>was:<br><br>"Note: while Idaho's GOP has decided it should be able to tell me what form<br>of legal tender . . . "<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a ymailto="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a> [mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a>]<br>On Behalf Of Saundra Lund<br>Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:16 AM<br>To: 'Vision 2020'<br>Subject: [Vision2020] ID's GOP Continues to Advocate for Nanny Statehood<br><br>Note: while Idaho's GOP it should be able to tell me what form of legal<br>tender I could use to purchase lottery tickets (if I purchased any, which I<br>don't), it remains stunningly silent about the real abuses by check cashing<br>and payday loan thieves. Just more
typical Idaho Republican wingnut<br>hypocrisy.<br><br>_______<br>Panel backs ban on using debit cards on lottery <br><br>Posted: Saturday, March 23, 2013 7:55 am <br><br>The Senate State Affairs Committee has advanced a bill nixing<br>over-the-counter purchase of Idaho lottery game tickets with a credit or<br>debit card.<br> <br>The committee approved the bill Friday and sent it to the floor of the<br>Senate for debate in the final days of the Legislature. It has already<br>cleared the House.<br> <br>Republican Rep. Lynn Luker of Boise is among the leading advocates of the<br>ban. Luker says the bill is a step toward combating the social costs caused<br>with problem gambling by forcing customers to use cash instead of credit.<br><br>The bill has its share of detractors, including retailers and convenience<br>store owners. Idaho Retailers Association lobbyist Pam Eaton says the bill<br>essentially tells customers they can't use a legitimate form of legal
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