Although the darwinian in me has no problem with lotteries as a tax on those who don't understand probability, I'm uncomfortable with the fact that they general

Although the darwinian in me has no problem with lotteries as a tax on those who don't understand probability, I'm uncomfortable with the fact that they generally constitute a regressive tax -- the common wisdom is that the poor spend a larger percentage of their income on lotteries, though a bit of fact checking reveals some debate here. In any event, I welcome this, though I'm afraid that the ones who really need it are unlikely ever to see it.