Should morality be legislated?

[Weltall]

That's generalizing every lottery player as obsessive and self-destructive. When I had a job selling the things, I'd see some people who did that. We also had a bunch of old guys who retired with tons of money and nothing better to do. They didn't even really care much whether they won or lost, it was an activity to do while they socialized together. And, a vast majority of the people who played were pretty moderate about it, buying only a ticket or two for fun. Why dismantle the whole process just because some people can't be healthy about it? There will always be people who do anything to dangerous excess, no matter what the activity is.

Besides, if that avenue of tax income disappears, they'll just milk more out of everyone else.