Cory
San Antonio,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, October 03, 2005
I hate to break it to you other folks but playing state lotteries isn't a whole lot better. Why is it that politicians refer to the lottery as "a tax on poor people". Since you can't tax them any other way you get them to "play" the lottery. It's a proven fact that people in the lower income brackets play the lottery at a much higher percentage level then other. Why are the states fighting for legal gambling, what they call gaming. Here in Texas, they use to have 2 a week, then 5 a week now 7 days a week, now more then 1 per day in addition to those scratch off tickets. Last weels Mega something, your chances were 158 million to 1. Your chances of getting hit by lightning were better then winning that lottery. Know one young man at a carwash who use to spend $80 every two weeks out of his thin paycheck to buy lottery tickets. Never won. Just another rip.
Lisa
Dickson,#3Author of original report
Sun, October 02, 2005
My suggestion is to tell all the newspapers, news stations and post flyers any where you can to warn other inocent people. If you are a hard working person like my husband and I with children to take care of, you can use the money for other things that realy matter. If you live paycheck to paychek like us, then you are going to take a risk like I did, but don't do it!