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You have to be a special kind of person to play the lottery in the first place. Definitely not good a proxy for the population at large.
by axlee 5y ago
You have to be a special kind of person to play the lottery in the first place. Definitely not good a proxy for the population at large.
- XorNot 5y agoThis. Anyone with basic investment knowledge knows the lottery is the worst possible thing to do with money you're not just wanting to, for some reason, throw away.
- MR4D 5y agoLooks like about 1/2 of Americans buy lottery tickets [0], and they spend roughly $1,000 per year on them each [1]. So, not so special, and I would argue a good proxy for the population at large. [0] - https://news.gallup.com/poll/193874/half-americans-play-state-lotteries.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/193874/half-americans-play-stat... [1] - https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/americans-spend-over-1000-dollars-a-year-on-lotto-tickets.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/americans-spend-over-1000-do...