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Why did the state start to look to gambling as a revenue source in the 1980s?
 
  A) In response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized gambling B) Religious groups endorsed gambling as a healthy vice. C) To compensate for declining oil revenues D) Too many Americans were going to Mexico to gamble instead of spending their money in Texas. E) Gambling was so prolific that it was easy to raise a lot of money with a very small tax

Question 2

Texas has sin taxes on
 
  A) gasoline and petroleum. B) prostitution and exotic dancing. C) cigarettes and alcohol. D) fast food restaurants and various unhealthy pre-packaged foods (such as Twinkies) . E) All of the above



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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