Comments on: Lottery hypocrisy; Croyle update

By: KevinD

KevinD — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:34:06 +0000

Characterizing a lottery as a “tax” is inaccurate. A tax is compulsory, purchasing a lottery ticket is voluntary. I dare say that many people who assert the “tax” analogy would not want their own spending habits scrutinized by others. I feel we all sometimes spend money on things that probably fail to yield any return, tangible or intangible. However, that money was spent voluntarily, and if a “wasted” dollar somehow benefits society, then maybe it wasn’t wasted after all. Give people the freedom to make their own choices and do not characterize a “choice” as a forced payment of money, i.e. tax.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:14:15 +0000

Please. I have no problem taking money from the so called poor. If anything, it is like getting my tax dollars back.

By: Action — Sportsbook Betting

Action — Sportsbook Betting — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:07:40 +0000

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By: TonyOrlando

TonyOrlando — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:24:32 +0000

Well done. I’m no moralist, and am a big believer in personal choice, there’s reams of data that back up the assertion that lotteries are a tax on people with bad math skills. People have the right to throw their money away, but many who do are the same who need assistance from government programs.

By: NateB

NateB — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:12:26 +0000

I gotta disagree on the lottery thing. Me and the wife are planning on moving to Georgia in a few years so our children can go to college for free. College is becoming way too expensive for a middle class couple like us to afford.

By: capstonereport

capstonereport — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:45:39 +0000

Funny thing is I’ve gambled twice in my life. Once when the B’ham Race course ran horses and once again in the Georgia Lottery. I won both times. (I didn’t win much, but betting $2 to win $100 is kind of cool.)

I don’t have a problem with gambling per se. I have a problem with state sponsored gambling. In most cases, the state markets gambling toward persons with low levels of education. In the end, that just rubs me the wrong way.

I will say I understand the argument about keeping the money here in Alabama. I have family members who go to Mississippi now that they are retired more than they stay home here in Alabama!

By: Zac

Zac — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:47:21 +0000

Speaking of hypocrisy… If you do not like people who are willing to put their ‘core beliefs’ ahead of winning, then are you going accept the revenue you will receive for the Google Ad I just clicked at the bottom of this page (“Find Out the Hidden Secrets Behind Lucky Lottery Numbers!”)?

I am a regular reader, and I love the site, but I could not disagree with you more on this. I am a middle class, college graduate, and I buy lottery tickets. I have never met anyone who buys a ticket (rich or poor), who actually believes that they are going to win. Nobody blows their savings on a lottery ticket… Now slot machines, are a different story, but lottery tickets!?! I don’t buy it (no pun).