Published: March 9, 2010 1:58 pm ET

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This past Saturday in Waseca, Minnesota, politicians and members of the community met to discuss the current legislative session and current state issues. The meeting produced a grounded quote from a member of the audience.

According to an article on wasecacountynews.com, when the topic of a current racino proposal -- which could lead to state receiving $125 million a year -- came up, crowd member Diane Wendland offered a simple and very true quote.

“You can’t legislate morality. People will always gamble,” she said.

Wendland indicated that with gambling going to always be a fact of life, it would only make sense to keep some of those gambling dollars in the state.

According to the article, the February forecast in Minnesota indicated a projected deficit of $209 million.

(With files from wasecacountynews.com)