tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295430976433070.post1113966662862562085..comments2023-11-04T17:57:14.675-06:00Comments on Asleep No More: Seven Reasons Not To Play The LotteryDoug Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318930961031654937noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295430976433070.post-2949386697415060032016-01-16T07:49:52.167-07:002016-01-16T07:49:52.167-07:00This makes perfect sense. Appreciate the informat...This makes perfect sense. Appreciate the information, Glenn.Alechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825239050486476125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295430976433070.post-1306116825702560072016-01-15T10:24:39.196-07:002016-01-15T10:24:39.196-07:00Robertson McQuilkin tells us that what happens in ...Robertson McQuilkin tells us that what happens in state lotteries is <i>"the enhancement of the professional gambler's take and the increased involvement of syndicated crime because the state develops a whole new crop of gamblers. This occurs because the novelty of a state lottery normally wears off in about one year and the state must begin major marketing to enlist new gamblers. ... The state finds itself an ally of organized crime, an exploiter of the poor, a promoter of social blight, and a loser in the gamble to make a bundle with little effort and cost. No lottery has begun to measure up to optimistic projections, and many, within a decade, have failed financially. And who can calculate the cost to the state in the fight against organized crime and the accompanying corruption in law enforcement, not to mention the increase in welfare costs for increasing numbers of gambling losers?”</i><br /><br />This is why Christians should not participate.Glenn E. Chatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117405535707961903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295430976433070.post-50749577869325270372016-01-13T07:34:53.134-07:002016-01-13T07:34:53.134-07:00"a deeply regressive tax" on the poorest..."a deeply regressive tax" on the poorest Americans. Exactly. <br /><br />My urban neighborhood includes people from many nationalities and all economic levels (except maybe the Trump, Clinton, Bush and Gates classes). A not infrequent sight is to see very hard working people who seem to be barely holding things together dropping $20 or $50 on a stack of NYLottery cards. They scratch them, and then drop them one by one onto the street...Alechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825239050486476125noreply@blogger.com