In many respects it is just another, legalized form of Three Card Monty that plays on the weaknesses of a largely low-income, uneducated segment of the population.
But it is the low-income segment that has the most to gain from a win.
15 posted on 03/21/2008 11:57:37 AM PDT by Gondring
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Yes, but the winnings are not proportionate to the risk associated with the investment. Just because it is many millions of small amounts doesn't change this fact.
The shortfall is what I call a form of Tax that is levied without full disclosure and in an atmosphere of hype and misinformation.
20 posted on 03/21/2008 12:02:46 PM PDT by TCats
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