Senators question components of N.C. lottery bill

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Ineed2win — Tue, 10 May 2005 11:45:24 GMT

ain't it a b-tch to live in NC...... What's happening here is...all these lawmaker butt-heads are waitin for someone to cut them a slice of the lottery pie, a nice pay raise for them. They know where the money needs to go but they really don't care. Columbus and Bladen Counties are the poorest as far as schools go..Clarkton High School is crumbling and I'm sure the lead pipes need replacing since it's as old as me... The little NC State Employees have had 4 or 5 petite pay raises in the last 2... [ More ]

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LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:19:48 GMT

south carolina must be a little more relaxed than north carolina about things like lotteries.....

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LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:18:59 GMT

i'm sorry for you trucker......

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Gentlespirit — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:11:33 GMT

Thank you, thank you...Amen

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othertrucker — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:49:53 GMT

Out here in the horse'sbutt state, (North Carolina) we can not play any lotteries. Our government and churches think it will make poor people even poorer. So they do the next best thing.TAX THEM TO DEATH. I can not understand for the life of me why people belive poor poeple will get poorer by playing the lottery. Don't they get poorer by paying taxes that they can not afford. Don't poor people drink or smoke? Don't they buy gas? I quess they don't pay income tax, or property tax. It's nice to kn... [ More ]

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LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 08:37:33 GMT

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othertrucker — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:04:37 GMT

The figures are in. NC is losing money to Va., SC., and TN. It's time to get that money back. START THE LOTTERY--TODAY.

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LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:56:36 GMT

i hope they get this lottery going...

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CASH Only — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:46:43 GMT

A NC lottery would need to go multi-state.

Senators question components of N.C. lottery bill

Lottery Post — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:42:00 GMT

Senate committee members unmoved by House thread to kill lottery billMembers of an N.C. Senate committee raised questions yesterday about a bill passed by the House that would create a state lottery including whether it would allow video poker, slot machines and online gaming. It's not likely that it will be approved in the form it's in now, said Sen. Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, the chairman of the Senate committee set up to review the House lottery bill.The bill that the House passed 61-59 two... [ More ]