I feel the author is comparing different classes of addicts. Legislators crave lotteries because it fuels their addiction for taxing the poor. As this addictio

I feel the author is comparing different classes of addicts. Legislators crave lotteries because it fuels their addiction for taxing the poor. As this addiction was fed, legislators reliably showed signs of untrustworthiness and other negative behaviors we associate with addiction. "Legislators merely substitute general revenue funds with lottery dollars so the schools don’t really gain any additional funding" ref: https://archive.is/98drT https://archive.is/98drT