Here’s the second part of the excellent Spiegel two-part series on the road to World War II.
Archive for September 2nd, 2009
How It Began, 70 Years Ago (Part II)
Posted in World, tagged Adolf Hitler, England, Germany, Nazis, World, World War II on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Are Brothels Next?
Posted in Politics, The Economy, tagged Budget Deficit, casinos, economy, Gambling, Kansas, Politics on September 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a sign of how desperate some states are for money: Kansas will be the first state ever to own and operate a casino. I suppose that, once states started obtaining revenues from lotteries, this result was inevitable. Still, it is pretty sad when a state government owns and profits from activities that are generally regarded as immoral, all in the name of increasing revenue.
I ask again, however: is there any source of revenue that desperate state governments would not be willing to tap to balance state budgets? If state governments are willing to operate casinos, can state-owned bars, brothels, and recreational drug facilities be far behind?
