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My father, working as an unskilled labourer all his life, always called lotteries "tax on stupidity". Mostly said as he fished out his coupon to check his numbe
by tokai 3y ago
My father, working as an unskilled labourer all his life, always called lotteries "tax on stupidity". Mostly said as he fished out his coupon to check his numbers. Even if it is pie in the sky to buy lottery tickets, the dream it provides is a strong drawn on those that don't have much.
- s_dev 3y agoIt's more enlightening to think about the proceeds of the funds. If we're taxing the stupid we must be collecting a fair bit of coin, where does the society direct that funding? Education, facilitating children's sports activities, reducing homelessness or allowing the people administering the lottery to buy luxury goods for themselves? The answer seems to depend on which lottery and which country. Some spend this money very wisely.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoAlmost universally lottery proceeds displace tax spending. For example, in my jurisdiction lottery proceeds go to education. That lets the government spend less money on education and more on the boondoggle of the day.