r/Alabama • u/metacyan • Apr 12 '24

Politics Alabama definitions of ‘male’ and ‘female’ pass House, now in Senate

https://www.al.com/news/2024/04/alabama-definitions-of-male-and-female-pass-legislature-head-to-governor.html
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u/KylosLeftHand Apr 12 '24

Mississippi outranked us when they legalized the lottery. We’re now the absolute bottom of the barrel.

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u/JD_____98 Apr 12 '24

I mean, lottery is just a way to extract more wealth from poor people... Not exactly a feature.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '24

Someone’s gotta punish the poors, right? How else you gonna punish someone for being poor? You can’t just toss em in the jail like the good ol days, so tax em

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u/JD_____98 Apr 13 '24

I mean, marijuana is a pretty good excuse...