I agree with the principle of equal opportunity, but I disagree with the implementation. Providing the "opportunity" to buy stocks on margin to people with less

I agree with the principle of equal opportunity, but I disagree with the implementation. Providing the "opportunity" to buy stocks on margin to people with less than $25k in their accounts is more like selling cigarettes than selling education. Just today I noticed a sign posted in the window of my corner store, "Customers of [convenience] store won $1,490,823 from [state] lottery in 2016!" I wish it were required to post the total paid as well. It'd be much better for the public if the sign read, "People in your neighborhood paid $3 million to the state lottery and only won $1 million back." Similarly, if the brokerage is going to offer margin accounts, they should post easy to understand statistics on how much customers earn and spend. A nice histogram showing returns with sliders to select a bucket for initial amounts invested and proportion bought on margin. Enforcing free information access is another way that governments can help provide equal opportunity.