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by wdr1
3815 days ago
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> A lottery ticket doesn't buy a chance, it buys a pleasant daydream. It buys a mental escape hatch. It buys the 'what would I do' game for another week. Maybe for someone making six figures in the bay area. In high school, I worked as a stock boy in a convenience/liquor store in a blue collar midwest town. It was obvious a large percentage of the buyers of lotto tickets really couldn't afford to do so. It's not a popular opinion, but imho, the lottery is little more an government-sponsored exploration of the economically disadvantaged. |
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You probably meant "exploitation" rather than "exploration".
I've heard it phrased a little differently: The lottery is a voluntary tax on the stupid.
A slightly different phrasing: The lottery is a voluntary tax on the innumerate.
BTW I did purchase two Powerball tickets a few hours ago. Wish me luck!