Reason #43 to VOTE NO on ISSUE 3 CLICK THIS TEXT TO VISIT THIS BLOG'S CURRENT SITE

Because everyone else is voting no.

(From the Columbus Dispatch, 9/24/06)

Proponents of the slots and gambling love to talk about how every state that borders Ohio already allows some kind of gambling like slots etc. and that Ohioans are taking all that money to the other states and coming back to Ohio with the problems, but not the money, that got them into trouble in the first place. How sad and awful - we should let them at least develop their addiction here and lose money here. Why should they have to bother traveling for their trouble?

I don't buy that argument because I seldom buy an argument centered on, "because everyone else is doing it."

But hey, I'm for literary conveniences and it sounds like a good reason to a lot of people. You know, as in, "But mom, everyone else is going" or "but honey, the whole office will be there" or "but dear, everyone has a $1200 Prada bag."

True - I don't buy this logic very often, but don't let that stop you from voting no with the other 48% of Ohioans.

Previous reasons to vote no on Issue 3:

Reason 44
Reason 45
Reason 46
Reason 47
Reason 48
Reason 49
Reason 50
Reason 51
Reason 52
Reason 53
Reason 54
Reason 55
Reason 56
Reason 57

Vote no on Issue 3 with the rest of Ohio.