Some reader comments: http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/01/the-sublime-beauty-of-powerball-contd/423819/ http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/01/the-sublim

Some reader comments: http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/01/the-sublime-beauty-of-powerball-contd/423819/ http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/01/the-sublime-beauty-... Most readers didn't agree with the author, bringing up the obvious 'idiot tax' arguments. I mostly agree that it's foolish to spend money on this type of thing but I appreciate the authors perspective and it was a new way of looking at it for me.