Ed, the year is 2012. The people stop going to the casinos, the people stop buying lottery tickets, the people stop drinking alcohol, the people stop smoking cigarettes. What kind of situation would our state government be in then? Think we would still be able to run? I don’t think so. Bye.

Doomsday

Without all the addiction-based revenue, they might have to do something even more apocalyptic like end corruption and institute efficiency in government. Thank God this nightmare scenario will never come true. —Ed. Note