Re:Ex-lottery worker who rigged winnings gets 25 years in pr...
by patio11 on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @06:18PM
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Per capita spending on lotteries in Chicago's poorest neighborhoods is about ~$600 per year, of which the state of Illinois pays back about ~$100 to advertising agencies to continue to immiserate its own poor people, because if they don't constantly market the games sales go down.
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Re:Ex-lottery worker who rigged winnings gets 25 years in pr...
by JetSpiegel on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @06:43PM
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Since the poor people are unlikely to work on ad companies or own stock in them, this is literally a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich.
Re:Ex-lottery worker who rigged winnings gets 25 years in pr...
by danieltillett on Thursday August 24, 2017 @06:38AM
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I have no issue with state run lotteries, what I have a major issue with is their promotion. By all means people should be able to spend their money as they wish, but should the state be involved in promoting them spending their money in such a regressive (tax) way?