I didn't look at it that way. I guess I should have thought about that, but ya, I agree with that.So many people will buy a shit load of tickets in hopes of winning the big one, but it almost never happens. So after they have spend whatever free $ they had and not win shit they are now broke. Of course, they will repeat the patter over and over thinking that their day will come.
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Originally Posted by Sly
That isn't what I meant by taxes.
Government sanctioned lotteries are typically created to generate revenue for somebody's pet project or sometimes even something that needs to be done. So people buy lottery tickets in hopes of winning a massive amount of money, while the likelihood of doing so is so beyond extremely minimal it's just silly. Playing the lottery makes absolutely no financial sense... however, people like a cheap thrill. And that's what it is.
The typical lottery player is someone with a relatively small income. Well-to-do people do not play the lottery. That's what is meant by "taxing the poor."
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