Real Costs for Everyone

Gambling costs more than raising taxes, even for those who NEVER gamble! Each compulsive gambler costs the economy between $14,006 and $22,077 per year. If 2% become addicted, that’s $280 to $440 per year paid by every other citizen!

Submitted by ElaineVigneault on Sep 7, 2008.

Just something to consider:
"the yearly national health care costs of eating meat are comparable to the estimated $50 billion spent each year to treat illnesses related to smoking."
from: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9B07E1DC1339F932A15752C1A963958260

That's over 10 billion MORE than the costs of gambling. And that's just the health issues. That's not accounting for the environmental damage caused by meat-eating.

The costs to other citizens is worth considering, but if we do it, let's start with the things that cost the public the most, such as meat-eating.

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