 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business - 1995 - 174 lapas
...points as follows. There is. however, a substantial economic case to be made against gambling. First, it involves simply sterile transfers of money or goods..."kill" time, gambling subtracts from the national income.1 The second way in which gambling differs from other entertainment is that it imposes costs... | |
 | Rod L. Evans, Mark Hance - 1998 - 482 lapas
...Paul Samuelson, has warned us: "There is a substantial economic case to be made against gambling. It involves simply sterile transfers of money or goods...resources. When pursued beyond the limits of recreation . . . gambling subtracts from the national income." A high official in Nevada told me, "If we could... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources - 2005 - 78 lapas
...activities as follows: "There is — a substantial economic case to be made against gambling. First, it involves simply sterile transfers of money or goods..."kill" time, gambling subtracts from the national income. The second economic disadvantage of gambling is the fact that it tends to promote inequality... | |
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While creating no output, gambling does nevertheless absorb time and resources. When pursued beyond the limits of recreation, where the main purpose after all is to "kill" time, gambling subtracts from the national income. 