I am still not becuase it IS a waste of money (on the average citizen) whom uses it, and can become an addiction, in addition if it is a tax for those without financial responsibility, then why not reduce taxes (spending) on everyone, instead of raising it on ANYONE!! That would be the Conservative way. Living within your means (Mr. Uncle Sam..DO IT)!
The lottery is nothing more than a “voluntary” tax. Which in my book makes it the most moral kind there is. I spend $5-10 dollars a month... after I have paid the bills and put money in the savings account. Who knows, I may get lucky.
It should stay in state hands where the voting public has some say over it.
If there is all this fraud and waste, pay Goldman/Sachs 5% of whatever such waste they can accurately identify in an indepenent audit every year. That way we get the best of both.
The hell they don't. They pay sales, gas, and property taxes (in their rent). It adds up to an average of over $9,000 per year for a family of four.