Joe Bob Briggs had a better quote, to the effect that lotteries are a tax on desperation. The people who play lotteries are often those who have run out of rati

Joe Bob Briggs had a better quote, to the effect that lotteries are a tax on desperation. The people who play lotteries are often those who have run out of rational options. Seen in that light, lotteries are really a government preying on its own least-protected citizens.