Just read this article in "The Guardian" about sports betting in the U.S. and potential Congressional action that.... [View all]

.......may be taken to confront this problem. I find myself troubled that my first reaction is not to the merits of this discussion but to how our idiot president, in office after January 20th, will impose his will on this debate. I'm guessing he will bloviate about government interference, too many regulations on the business of sports betting, or, as I would put it, selling another addiction to the rubes who hate paying taxes for their kids schools. I say troubled because this reaction of mine, I feel, will be pretty consistent across the board over the next few years as issues come and go.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/22/congress-gambling-addiction-sports-betting

Side note: As usual, The Guardian is ahead of the curve reporting on "Problems, American".