From Longtime Reader GT3Ted:
“The Lottery is a Tax on the people were not paying attention in math class.”
Absolutely, except for one small quibble.
It’s only a tax when you are compelled by government to pay it, at gunpoint. Last time I looked, buying a lottery ticket was voluntary.
It’s also therapeutic. In my case, it prevents me from using my AK-47 outside the shooting range every day (if you get my drift).
Cheap at the price.
I’ve played the lottery off and on. My family played it regularly. I worked the overnight shift at a stop ‘n rob in the early 90s. I had regular customers who came in each day and often times multiple times a day. One guy confessed that every time he bought five tickets he felt that he should have bought a sixth ticket for scratch offs. Dude had a real problem.
the casinos near here are filled with retirees who wander from machine to machine, plunking in their contribution and pressing buttons until they decide to move to another machine to repeat the process. I suppose the upside is that they’re getting some exercise moving between the machines.
If the lottery, slot machines and other gambling isn’t putting you into the poor house then have at it. Fishermen buy the latest lures to catch more fish. Golfers buy golf balls to chase and lose. Gambling isn’t much different from any other hobby.