Difference between revisions of "State lotteries"
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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. Annually, roughly half of all Americans purchase a state lottery ticket.<ref>https://news.gallup.com/poll/193874/half-americans-play-state-lotteries.aspx</ref> |
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. | ||
Revision as of 17:32, October 23, 2022
State lotteries take money from 33 million Americans each week in scratch-off and Powerball scams alone. Annually, roughly half of all Americans purchase a state lottery ticket.[1]
Slick advertising aimed at low-income workers, such as $74 million in advertising by New York to generate $10 billion in annual sales. [2]
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.