They're not talking about fantasy football. They're talking about gambling, a serious topic of the most serious concerns. Especially when, as mentioned by the moderators, insider information gets passed around. It involves people's money. Billions of dollars. You just shrug it off because it's got a "fantasy football" title attached to it? Replace "fantasy football" with "unregulated stock market" and do you think people will care? Is sports betting not considered gambling, because it doesn't have to do with a deck of cards?
I'm guessing the difference is that with gambling related to fantasy football, and sports betting, people personally choose to put their money at risk like that. Since I don't follow or get involved in fantasy football, I don't put any of my money into it. Nor do any of my family (who are more interested in sports than me). Therefore it's not going to have an impact on our economic situation.
The stock market and banks messing with people's money would be considered a whole different matter, because people put investments and life savings and such into those things, so the effects are a lot more immediate and widespread and bigger. That's where I figure the difference is for politicians, and why they would feel fantasy football gambling is less of an immediate concern in their eyes as a result.
Now, having said that, of course, if there is indeed some shady business involved in sports betting and other related gambling activities, which wouldn't surprise me to learn was the case, then certainly I'm all for people doing what they can to try and put a stop to it. People may personally choose to put their own money into those things, but they still deserve to know it's being handled and used properly. And I would very much support proper regulation of those activities where possible.
And feel free to correct me on anything I may not fully understand about this issue-I'm not in the know, but if this is indeed an important issue, I would very much like to learn more about it
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the only takeaway from yesterday's debate was that I would like small 1 million dollar inheritance from my dad
Ha. Seriously. People honestly believe this guy's going to help the working class with their economic woes?
Not surprised that Jeb would be flailing and struggling. I think most people just aren't that excited about the Bush dynasty continuing. Since 2008, the Republicans have had to do a weird dance of trying to distance themselves from the negative effects of the Bush administration (up to and including denial that they would've supported or voted for any of the administration's policies) while still trying to prove they're as conservative as Bush Jr. if not more so, to appeal to their base and party voters in general.
But I don't think the number of voters who think fondly on the Bush Jr. years is all that big, even among Republicans (the level of his "true conservatism" would be up for debate). So Jeb would have a hard time getting much support from his own party, let alone the country at large, as a result.
