[RightWhale]

Think of it as secular tithing. Voluntary support for gov't functions. Once they allowed the Lottery it was just a matter of time. They might as well go ahead and legalize prostitution, maybe eliminate the property tax altogether.

[Petronski]

I don't think of gambling as voluntary support as much as an inverse tax on mathematical knowledge.


In economics, we lovingly called lotteries the 'stupidity tax.'

[Tribune7]

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