On the recordNovember 17, 2011
If we don't want to tell an 8-year-old what to eat for lunch, why are we telling the 8-year-old's parent, a 28-year-old, no, you can't gamble, we don't think that is appropriate?
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congress.govBarney Frank: “If we don't want to tell an 8-year-old what to eat for lunch, why are we telling the 8-year-old's parent, a 28-year-old…”
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Critiques government restrictions on adult gambling based on moral grounds.
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