Yeah… gotta say, lotteries seem like tossing money out of a window. However, people can spend a dollar and dream all week about what they’ll do with millions fo dollars. That’s not so bad. Scratch tickets are awful, though. I’ve known families who would give each other scratch tickers as gifts. I’d rather just have the money.
Good article, but I wish it wouldn’t have said this:
I don’t know what he means by “a lot,” but polls seem to show that plenty of people gamble. I’d say there are only a few people who find gambling “yucky” and even fewer who care if other people do it.
When you are passing laws and worry that the majority of the population will ignore them, that should clue you in that you are passing an unjust law. The author makes some good points for why, but I think it only applies to a few of the powerful. The rest support such things for money interests.