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by SeanLuke 1040 days ago
In no universe is the UK lottery good. All lotteries, the UK lottery included, are effectively sucking money out of the poor. It is profoundly, grotesquely regressive.

If the UK wanted to have an ethical, legitimate mechanism for distributing funds, it should levy a progressive tax that raises the same amount of money as the lottery.
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swarnie 1040 days ago
Rishi already taxes the tits off anything he can recall after consuming half a tin of Dulux, please no more taxation.

My point isn't that the lottery is good, just that its the clear moral winner in an industry which includes Bet365, William hill, Coral and a million other pretenders.

If you want a small gamble and are adult enough to have financial independence its your best bet. If you don't or.. don't its totally optional.

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SeanLuke 1039 days ago
> My point isn't that the lottery is good, just that its the clear moral winner in an industry which includes Bet365, William hill, Coral and a million other pretenders.

That's like saying burglary is the clear moral winner over murder. While we all would prefer to be burgled than murdered, I think it's fair to say that burglary is very, very bad.

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