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Wall Street guys win Powerball lottery

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MisterCreosote, Nov 29, 2011.

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  1. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    And that's a different argument.
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Nov 29, 2011
    #49
  2. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    That's not credible.
     
    Azrael, Nov 29, 2011
    #50
  3. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    So the 99% won?
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Nov 29, 2011
    #51
  4. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    But the effect is such, right? I guess you can't say that it's a tax on any individual poor person, since any person theoretically can opt out. And many do.

    But collectively, the effect ends up being that it is a regressive tax on poor people.

    To me, when you say it isn't a tax on poor people, that's kind of like saying, "Money doesn't help people get educated. I know a poor kid who went to Harvard."
     
    Dick Whitman, Nov 29, 2011
    #52
  5. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Sorry, but a vote for Michael Young for MVP of the American League in 2011 is not a credible vote. It just isn't. It sucks that the bloggers are right and a BBWAA member is wrong, but that's how it is.
     
    Dick Whitman, Nov 29, 2011
    #53
  6. Iron_chet

    Iron_chet Well-Known Member

    That's a different arguement :)

    Not sure where you are going about the "collective poor" thing but you could probably make your point about any product that poorer people spend money on.
     
    Iron_chet, Nov 29, 2011
    #54
  7. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Well, I mentioned cigarettes.

    Junk food is another.
     
    Dick Whitman, Nov 29, 2011
    #55
  8. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    I can't stop laughing as I read this thread. Dick, nobody is banning you. You can still post, can't you? I wasn't really even chastising you.

    I was just trying to say that between this, the Michael Young and the Bachmann/Fallon threads -- you've been taking some legit disagreements very personally. And, it's resulted in you erasing posts because you're embarrassed.

    I was trying -- gently -- to suggest you take a deep breath. That's it. Take a good look at the "I'm right! They're wrong!" post and see how it comes off.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Nov 29, 2011
    #56
  9. JRoyal

    JRoyal Well-Known Member

    Vegas may not, but the Indian casinos around the country might.
     
    JRoyal, Nov 29, 2011
    #57
  10. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    It's not a tax; no one has to play the lottery in the same way that someone has to pay a sales tax for basic goods. And of course it's going to be played by those with less money; so what? Such people have fewer choices than most in life as it is; stop trying to be their nanny.
     
    dooley_womack1, Nov 29, 2011
    #58
  11. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    At least in Canada you don't get taxed on your winnings.
     
    JR, Nov 29, 2011
    #59
  12. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    But there's that thick-accent thing.
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Nov 29, 2011
    #60
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