I HOPE the rest of my family had a great time christmas day at the casino, but I'm still glad i didn't go. An expensive, elaborate food buffett encourages gluttony, and weight gain. I need to keep my waist down, my wallet up, and all of the above far away from gambling. A casino just doesn't seem the place to celebrate the birthday of jesus.
When my uncle said, "if you don't like the mafia, you shouldn't like labor unions", i got a tad wrathy, because i like labor unions. and, for that matter, i kinda like the mafia. Gambling, to me, is like drugs, abortion, and prostitution; it should be perfectly legal, but not very popular.
The mafia, one must admit, has provided, over the years, a good amount of great entertainment. Business is business, and, like abraham lincoln said, controlling a man's appetites by legislation goes beyond the bounds of reason. Organized crime simply supplies what society demands. I can always stay away from casinos, and prostitutes, perhaps.
Laobr unions are essential for our very existence, because without them a high percantage of the population would be reduced to indentured servitude, as was the case before the advent of organized labor. It is in the nature of business owners to seek the lowest cost of labor, by whatever means available. Labor unions tend to even the field a bit.
And yes, unions have been climbing in to bed with crime organizations for over a hundred years. the things we do when desperate. Yes, labor unions can become too powerful. So can anybody else. The major league baseball players union is so strong players on the same team all wear different necklaces, and the owners are powerless to uniform them.
I might try the casino on the fourth of july, which was one of the great gambles in human history. It seems more appropiate, and i hear those places have good air conditioning.
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