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Protecting the health of others != Protecting one's socio-economic status

2/13/2010 6:02:15 PM

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"you're not bitching about the poor buying alcohol, tobacco, drugs, rims, stereos, jewelry, expensive clothing, etc."

2/13/2010 6:02:35 PM

fight fight fight fight

2/13/2010 6:07:28 PM

Only poor people are stupid.

2/13/2010 6:09:40 PM

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"lottery is a "stupid" tax that poor people pay"

It is also a tax on people who are bad at math.

2/13/2010 6:26:03 PM

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"Protecting the health of others != Protecting one's socio-economic status"

When you're talking about government trampling of liberties, they abso-fucking-lutely = each other.

2/13/2010 6:27:03 PM

the lottery is not a tax on anyone. it's a game. you choose to play and pay.

2/13/2010 6:28:47 PM

Analog vs Analogue


ITT

2/13/2010 10:19:28 PM

i sometimes play scratch cards. if I can spend a couple bucks and win more money it makes my day. if I spend a couple bucks and lose the money, then oh well, a couple bucks isn't gonna break my budget.

2/13/2010 10:29:19 PM

you must be poor

2/14/2010 11:08:45 AM

I only play the lottery when the prize is greater than the probability. Pot odds, ftw.

2/14/2010 11:22:12 AM

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"you're not bitching about the poor buying alcohol, tobacco, drugs, rims, stereos, jewelry, expensive clothing, etc."

hey dumbass you can quit re-posting that quote now...this thread was about one specific observation that I made

2/14/2010 11:50:35 AM

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"the lottery is not a tax on anyone. it's a game. you choose to play and pay."

Yup. If you spend all your money on lottery tickets, it's your own damn fault.
The irrationality of welfare recipients spending their welfare money on tickets, not winning, then continuing to need welfare, comes from the inherent irrationality of welfare, not the lottery.
Keep the lottery, (in fact, legalize all gambling,) but get rid of welfare. Problems solved.


Oh, I'm sure some of you might not like to hear it, but guess what?
A very significant percentage of poor people (most) are simply stupid and/or irresponsible and that's why they're poor. (Yes, there are some who simply got "dealt a bad hand", but not most.) Get over it.

2/14/2010 11:59:00 AM

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"hey dumbass you can quit re-posting that quote now...this thread was about one specific observation that I made"

2/14/2010 2:01:09 PM

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"A very significant percentage of poor people (most) are simply stupid and/or irresponsible and that's why they're poor. (Yes, there are some who simply got "dealt a bad hand", but not most.) Get over it."

Shouldn't the well off help educate the poor to help better society?

2/14/2010 2:03:35 PM