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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. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    And seeing them buy $20 scratch-offs, which are for sale in my state. I have no problem with the lottery in general (I too will buy a Powerball ticket from time to time -- but only when the jackpot is over $200 million, because, ya know, $100-$175 mil isn't worth my time), but I think it's absolutely predatory when you see a $20 scratch-off that advertises $1 billion in total prizes.
     
    playthrough, Nov 29, 2011
    #85
  2. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    How do you feel about payday loans?
     
    RickStain, Nov 29, 2011
    #86
  3. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    I'm not trying to go welfare queen here. But if we are talking people truly at rock bottom, to the point they require food stamps, Section 8 housing, etc., then saying it is no big deal to blow 9% of their income on lotto holds less water.
     
    dixiehack, Nov 29, 2011
    #87
  4. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    A usurious pox upon our system that should be made illegal, along with the type of loans that caused the housing crash and killed our economy. And an apple to the orange that is this thread.
     
    dooley_womack1, Nov 29, 2011
    #88
  5. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    So when is it okay to exploit the poor economic choices of poor people, and when is it not? I'm confused.
     
    RickStain, Nov 29, 2011
    #89
  6. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Cute, Spocky. Anybody can play the lotto; many in all classes have fun doing so. Payday loans is a grim, exorbitant-interest option pointed at lower classes, and I'm sure most people who do it know it's not the best option, but Bank of America ain't dealing with 'em. And unless someone is spending their whole paycheck on the lotto, it is, again, apples and oranges.
     
    dooley_womack1, Nov 29, 2011
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  7. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    I think you are severely underestimating the effects of the lottery, regardless of what you think its intent is.
     
    RickStain, Nov 29, 2011
    #91
  8. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    And I believe you're overestimating. I'm fine with leaving it at that.
     
    dooley_womack1, Nov 29, 2011
    #92
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