^Captain Kirk would seem to disagree....
As for the gamblers--again, these imbeciles have power because they have lobbyists in D.C.--lobbyist that the Too-Big-To-Fail government
listens to. Now,
sometimes lobbying is good--but it could also easily become a tool for corruption such as this.
(Sheesh. How long 'til we get this bloody thread back on topic? I'm getting
bored....)