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Originally Posted by tompakee
I live in Ireland. Here you pay no taxes on gambling winnings whether it be poker/horse racing/lottery
Is misé Tompakee®
Tompakee, I decided to read more about Ireland to get an idea why they're so much more accepting towards gambling ect. There are obviously many more reasons than this, but for some reason I thought the differences in our preambles to our respective Constitution were notable lol:
American Preamble to Constitution:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Ireland:
In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, from Whom is all authority and to Whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and States must be referred,
We, the people of Éire,
Humbly acknowledging all our obligations to our Divine Lord, Jesus Christ, Who sustained our fathers through centuries of trial,
Gratefully remembering their heroic and unremitting struggle to regain the rightful independence of our Nation,
And seeking to promote the common good, with due observance of Prudence, Justice and Charity, so that the dignity and freedom of the individual may be assured, true social order attained, the unity of our country restored, and concord established with other nations,
Do hereby adopt, enact, and give to ourselves this Constitution.