> winning lottery tickets have even better odds but they're not solving inequality either. lotteries are cancer and I'm in no way a supporter of them (except

> winning lottery tickets have even better odds but they're not solving inequality either. lotteries are cancer and I'm in no way a supporter of them (except to acknowledge they may be the best answer to a problem that has no good solutions), but the model does work like a vice tax, in that a substantial fraction of ticket proceeds go toward various social and investment programs. the prizes only consume 20-70% of the revenue (specific fraction depends on the game).