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In a fair number of states, its funny math. They don't increase the size of the budget, they just shift the money around. So if lottery revenue goes up for the
by AaronM 6y ago
In a fair number of states, its funny math. They don't increase the size of the budget, they just shift the money around. So if lottery revenue goes up for the state, more of the education budget may come from lottery money vs taxes, but the overall budget remains the same.
- claar 6y agoExactly. "Please vote for our 1% sales tax increase! It's all going to education, we swear! Think of the children!" Well sure, you're allocating the new dollars to education, then moving the old allocations over to your pet project...