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nini

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Tue Aug-28-07 05:47 PM
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104. hmmmm is it the lottery or a gambling problem that is the problem?

most people I know buy tickets once in a while knowing full well they won't win, but more for that 'you never know' entertainment value.

If ANYONE - rich or poor - goes beyond simple entertainment with the lottery, gambling etc.. it's beyond the govt's responsibility to police this. Do you really want the government involved with controlling people's free will to be idiots when it comes to their finances?

Yes, poor people do stupid things with this - however eliminating the lottery will only move them to betting on the ponies, slot machines, etc.. if they are so inclined to try and win big.

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