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Jim Beard

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19. I bought one powerball machine choice or whatever. I put down my $3 and waited for the clerk to give

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Wed Jan 13, 2016, 11:29 PM

Jan 2016

me my $1.5 billion. It is my first ticket and the clerk said it did not work that way. First one since Texas started the lottery, not even a scratch off.

My gripe is I see the poor, and I know them, spend TOO much for tickets but my biggest complaint is the states say it is going for education. In Texas it does BUT, they just reduce the regular education budget the amount of the lottery income, shifting the burden more to the poor and lower middle class.

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Some see a dark side to Powerball frenzy � the toll on poor players [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 OP

It's the only retirement plan older Boomers have left Warpy Jan 2016 #1

"401K plans got gutted in 2008 and never recovered, thanks to exorbitant management fees." frankieallen Jan 2016 #3

My 401k is well above what it was in 2008 NobodyHere Jan 2016 #4

You're lucky. Underpaid workers with small contributions Warpy Jan 2016 #5

Then why buy lottery tickets???!!! Makes no economic sense. nt clarice Jan 2016 #12

The extremely small hope of winning something Warpy Jan 2016 #14

I think that you missed the point.....oh well. nt clarice Jan 2016 #18

My 401K took a hit then but it was LiberalElite Jan 2016 #10

Just spent $20 today happynewyear Jan 2016 #2

Go for it 1939 Jan 2016 #8

CNN did a piece on the sad end of lottery winners the other night. cwydro Jan 2016 #6

Some end up worse off, right? nt LiberalElite Jan 2016 #11

Much worse. cwydro Jan 2016 #16

That's what? About $7.00 a month? Orangepeel Jan 2016 #7

That's not the comparison. Igel Jan 2016 #13

I won about $80 in Lotto once - LiberalElite Jan 2016 #9

When I lived in Florida, I had TWO friends (grr), who won some good bucks. cwydro Jan 2016 #17

Some see a dark side to breathing Egnever Jan 2016 #15

I bought one powerball machine choice or whatever. I put down my $3 and waited for the clerk to give Jim Beard Jan 2016 #19