April 11, 2005
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Yeah, but lotteries are regressive taxes that disproportionately draw money from poorer customers. You'd have a situation where Japan and Britain would just buy a couple tickets now and then, you know, when the pot gets really big, just for fun.Meanwhile, Albania and Tajikistan would be putting their entire transportation budget into quick picks.
-Gib from Crosblog commenting on Dawn's wacky 'international lottery' idea for foreign aid.
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Wasnt aware Britain needed or received aid from the US. Ditto Japan.
Posted by: Nick Saunders at April 11, 2005 07:09 PMyea, but even though i do not need the money, I still might buy a lottery ticket when the pot got big enough.
My view on lotteries is not that I have a poor chance of winning, but that their is a good chance that someone will win eventually (which you might as well have you name in the pot)
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