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| − | '''State lotteries''' take money from 33 million [[American]]s each week in scratch-off and Powerball scams alone. | + | '''State lotteries''' take money from 33 million [[American]]s '''''each week''''' in scratch-off and Powerball scams alone. |
Slick advertising aimed at low-income workers, such as $74 million in advertising by [[New York]] to generate $10 billion in annual sales. | Slick advertising aimed at low-income workers, such as $74 million in advertising by [[New York]] to generate $10 billion in annual sales. | ||
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State lotteries began in 1964 and have been robbing those who can least afford it ever since. | State lotteries began in 1964 and have been robbing those who can least afford it ever since. | ||
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| + | Lotteries are a form of regressive tax, yet supported by so-called [[progressives]] anyway. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[category:gambling]] | [[category:gambling]] | ||
Revision as of 20:46, October 22, 2022
State lotteries take money from 33 million Americans each week in scratch-off and Powerball scams alone.
Slick advertising aimed at low-income workers, such as $74 million in advertising by New York to generate $10 billion in annual sales. [1]
State lotteries began in 1964 and have been robbing those who can least afford it ever since.
Lotteries are a form of regressive tax, yet supported by so-called progressives anyway.