Or, like in Texas, where they promised that the Lotto would help fund schools and veterans.
What the Democrats (who were in charge at that time) did not tell the people was that instead of ADDING anything to the school and veterans funds, they were simply going to swap out the allocated tax dollars with the same amount of Lotto profit dollars and then keep the originally allocated tax dollars for “other expenditures!”
NB: The name”Chicago”, translates into striped skunk or ‘place that smells’
The BS is miles deep.
Also, note that Lotto/gambling is a tax on the stupid.
The siren song of the Illinois Lottery
https://www.wbez.org/shows/curious-city/why-the-illinois-lotterys-been-no-jackpot-for-schools/72a184e8-f0b7-4f0e-b2e0-3ff4313bffed
“The Illinois lottery was passed by Springfield not to fund education, as many Illinois residents thought (and still think), but to shore up the general revenue fund as part of a regional transit deal.”
“Citizens who didn’t follow the entire debate closely, he says, may have had actual events “overshadowed by the expectation that ultimately [the lottery] will be for schools.””
“Here’s what he means. Let’s say the General Assembly intended to spend 100 dollars in a year on K-12 schools. Without a lottery, the 100 dollars would come from the general fund. But, if the lottery can kick 10 dollars toward schools, legislators have two choices: they could spend money on schools above and beyond the original 100 dollars, or they could lower the contribution from the General Fund.
Mooney says Illinois legislators typically take the second mindset.”
That’s a shell game most governments play, most charities use, and Planned Parenthood has perfected.