You’re sure that’s not embellished?

Apr 2, 2024
8:02:23pm

NanoFab Coug All-American

You don’t meet middle and upper class, resilient people who play the lottery?

Far be it from me to decide what another person can and cannot do with the money they earned.

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Originally posted on Apr 2, 2024 at 8:02:23pm

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Time

This breaks my heart, what a depraved country we’ve become

Coog4Life

Apr 2, 6:50pm

Depraved?

Charles Darwin

Apr 2, 6:50pm

Thanks

Coog4Life

Apr 2, 6:53pm

And how much was awarded in the lottery?

mudpupper

Apr 2, 6:51pm

Less than $113B

MarylandFan

Apr 2, 6:57pm

Did you mean depraved?

2FarGone

Apr 2, 6:51pm

You could give each American a million dollars with that

Ojiisan

Apr 2, 6:51pm

I had to do the math on that for fun: $342.42 per person.

2FarGone

Apr 2, 6:55pm

6 in my family that didn't spend a dollar. Some spend lots more than 342$

qwerew

Apr 2, 7:00pm

I'll still take it.

Y05

Apr 2, 7:11pm

$438 per adult! The average adult spent $438 on lotto tickets!

libertycoug

Apr 2, 9:51pm

Some people just need a sliver of hope that they can escape their life.

bYuFB

Apr 2, 6:51pm

If they weren't so deprived maybe they wouldn't spend their money on such a

foofcoug

Apr 2, 6:54pm

It’s a tax on stupid.

Longseason

Apr 2, 6:55pm

People have always gambled. Society hasn’t ‘become’ anything. Humans bet on

macdizzle

Apr 2, 6:55pm

You're right. We haven't become anything, we're still very, very stupid.

2FarGone

Apr 2, 6:57pm

Just look at all the people gambling on crypto these days

Japan Coug

Apr 2, 6:59pm

People pay for entertainment.

NanoFab Coug

Apr 2, 6:56pm

But gambling is wrong... Now let me go complain about the various "agendas" bein

foofcoug

Apr 2, 7:00pm

It’s exactly what it is. Entertainment. The $10 you spend gives you some fun

pink22

Apr 2, 8:12pm

Yeah, the problem isn’t $10, it’s when it’s thousands

Powerbait DPM

Apr 2, 9:10pm

Yes people also spend thousands on entertainment

pink22

Apr 2, 9:39pm

You’re right. Excess can be a problem.

NanoFab Coug

Apr 3, 7:54am

Can't win if you don't play!

BYUtka

Apr 2, 6:56pm

Celebrating tran coming out day is 1000x worse

veddarhall

Apr 2, 6:59pm

But . . . . . . it goes to support the schools!

lightmann

Apr 2, 7:05pm

Watching a movie can’t make me a millionaire.

idcougarfan

Apr 2, 7:05pm

It can with a slip & fall in the theater and the right lawyer.

foofcoug

Apr 2, 7:06pm

RE: It can with a slip & fall in the theater and the right lawyer.

NanoFab Coug

Apr 2, 7:15pm

Or maybe just a lawyer who steals from the most vulnerable among us can share

foofcoug

Apr 2, 7:18pm

I mean… at least it funds some meaningful causes like education

4thand19

Apr 2, 7:16pm

just not math or statistics education.

Dryfire

Apr 2, 7:18pm

Does it? Years ago when I lived in OH I had coworkers complain that very little

Forzaitalia

Apr 2, 7:36pm

New Mexico had lots and lots of higher education scholarships funded by their

NanoFab Coug

Apr 2, 7:46pm

What’s missing in this praise is that it’s the poor and vulnerable funding it

MarylandFan

Apr 2, 7:52pm

You’re sure that’s not embellished?

NanoFab Coug

Apr 2, 8:02pm

I feel the same. People are free to use their money how they will. I play the

4thand19

Apr 3, 8:27pm

I think it's a combination of 3 types of people:

Japan Coug

Apr 2, 7:27pm

Do you mean deprived?

yahtzee

Apr 2, 8:25pm

Sadly this isn’t new in our country..

Lefty24

Apr 2, 8:27pm

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