Re:Stock and Bond Markets Dethroned: Private Fundraising Is ...
by saalweachter on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @08:36AM
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You should also cap the max jackpots. The multi-hundred-million jackpots generate a bit of a mania.
Also, if you wanted to disincentivize lotteries, but not ban them outright, you could start taxing them - up front, not the behind-the-scenes cut states get now. Add a 50% tax on lotto tickets and a 50% surtax on winnings and most people will be too disgusted to play.
Also, if you wanted to disincentivize lotteries, but not ban them outright, you could start taxing them - up front, not the behind-the-scenes cut states get now. Add a 50% tax on lotto tickets and a 50% surtax on winnings and most people will be too disgusted to play.