No. Our politicians are too corrupt.
We could also have free medical, dental and universities also, but the miners don’t pay tax. Why? Oh that’s right… our politicians are corrupt.
Submitted 4 days ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to australia@aussie.zone
No. Our politicians are too corrupt.
We could also have free medical, dental and universities also, but the miners don’t pay tax. Why? Oh that’s right… our politicians are corrupt.
eureka@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Thanks for sharing, definitely a huge leap from our situation over here. Monthly loss limits seem so obvious as an anti-addiction measure but I hadn’t thought or heard of it.
As for the argument a Norwegian policy researcher quickly raises on personal liberties of citizens and which the US section expands on, I don’t believe that applies well to machines designed to exploit human psychology to form addictions. Addiction is contradictory to liberty, it coerces a person to pressure them into a decision they likely would not make otherwise:
I think it’s also interesting that they bring up this lad:
So there becomes an element of pragmatic balance: if people feel too limited, they might just jump into fully unregulated territory and suffer more harm than the regulated solution. It’s something to be careful of, and something which applies to all kinds of regulation.
Something I didn’t see mentioned is that in Norway, the “gambling industry is run almost entirely by the government itself — one of the only countries with a state monopoly”. Even casting aside US ideological issues over government ownership of industry, I simply wouldn’t trust their current regime to balance, let alone prioritise, public health over corporate interests (profit). With Australia… maybe under Labor? Definitely more confident if Greens have the power to pressure them.
I recently came across an interactive article (similar to ABCs scrolling graphic articles) about some of the basic psychology and cues behind pokies. Not just triggers like the sounds and graphics, but also some tricks like ‘losses disguised as wins’:
theguardian.com/…/hooked-how-pokies-are-designed-… [sound warning]
Also relevant, and my account’s banner image: FriendlyJordies and Boy Boy collaborated with whistleblower Troy Stolz [omg I didn’t know he got elected to council last year!] to make a fun but educational video about laundering in NSW casinos through pokies. How Much Money Can We Launder In A Day?
eureka@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Just realised OP can’t see my post on .world, so if you found this interesting I’d appreciate if you share this link with them: aussie.zone/comment/17588950
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Why can’t they see it?