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I'm making that assumption because I saw exactly that happen in New York. The lottery money is earmarked, sure, but it simply replaces money that otherwise woul
by eli 11y ago
I'm making that assumption because I saw exactly that happen in New York. The lottery money is earmarked, sure, but it simply replaces money that otherwise would have been allocated from the general fund. You could just as well earmark the lottery money for sanitation, cut the sanitation budget, and then put the money towards schools or other uses.
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- Karunamon 11y agoAnd the other 49 states and DC/PR? Once again - what you're implying happens in all cases doesn't necessarily happen in all cases. That's literally my whole point :)
- eli 11y agoHere in DC it just goes directly into the general fund :) I understand what you're getting at, but a lottery is really not a great way to fund education. I'd much prefer a less regressive form of taxation.