The depressing data is so telling. Studies also show a correlation between lower levels of education and higher rates of lottery play. I've always felt that lottery and all other forms of gambling prey on the poorest and least educated among us and the human sense of greed.
Great article Dave, and an excellent example of American exceptionalism -- exceptional in our masterful perfection of capitalism to disadvantage the poor and give every benefit possible to the rich.
The depressing data is so telling. Studies also show a correlation between lower levels of education and higher rates of lottery play. I've always felt that lottery and all other forms of gambling prey on the poorest and least educated among us and the human sense of greed.
It would be one thing if it was the mob but it is us! I don’t know if is greed so much as desperation
Great article Dave, and an excellent example of American exceptionalism -- exceptional in our masterful perfection of capitalism to disadvantage the poor and give every benefit possible to the rich.
It I still think capitalism beats the alternatives - we just can do so much better
Yeah, you're right. It's not like the poor want more, they just want the lucky ticket to improve their lives and fulfill their dreams.