Posted on Nov 10, 2022
Lottery accused of 'systemic racism' after massive Powerball payout
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These people are freaking morons. No wonder CNN is Clown News Network.
Lottery accused of 'systemic racism' after massive Powerball payout
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WOW...a random number of picks 1 in almost 300 million chance to win picked by a machine that doesn't know race or religion and they are being accused of systemic racism. That's rich!!!
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They are complaining that the lottery promotion targets poor people, who happen to be disproportionally black. There is a large overlap between things that prey on the poor and who those poor people are more likely to be. That's what systematic racism deals with. Not necessarily that anything is purposely going after people of a particular group, but it looks at the disparate impact on who our decisions are more likely to impact poorly or favorably.
We spent a lot of time making sure through overt racism in the past that people of color will likely be poor. Once that happened, and since we did nothing to fix that impact and most societies usually screw poor people...
We spent a lot of time making sure through overt racism in the past that people of color will likely be poor. Once that happened, and since we did nothing to fix that impact and most societies usually screw poor people...
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SFC Casey O'Mally
The claim comes from the "higher proportion of income."
But $2 is $2. Don't give me the 0.003% of income vs. 0.005% of income rationale, because it's bullshit.
If $2 is SUCH a high percentage of your income that you have to compare it to the percentage of a guy with a 100K salary, then you just need to not play. And if you spend so much on the lottery that it becomes a significant percentage of your income, that's your own fault for being a dumbass.
They cited a report that is nearly 25 years old. As if nothing has changed in 25 years.
Finally, they discussed that lottery stores are in poor neighborhoods. I call BS. Almost every gas station everywhere sells lottery. So do many grocery stores these days, including Kroger and Walmart. The lottery is EVERYWHERE. Sure you won't find a "scratcher" kiosk in Macy's. But I bet you can find a gas station, Bodega, grocery store, or other lottery retailer within 1/2 mile of Macy's. Not just YOUR Macy's; pretty much ALL of them.
But $2 is $2. Don't give me the 0.003% of income vs. 0.005% of income rationale, because it's bullshit.
If $2 is SUCH a high percentage of your income that you have to compare it to the percentage of a guy with a 100K salary, then you just need to not play. And if you spend so much on the lottery that it becomes a significant percentage of your income, that's your own fault for being a dumbass.
They cited a report that is nearly 25 years old. As if nothing has changed in 25 years.
Finally, they discussed that lottery stores are in poor neighborhoods. I call BS. Almost every gas station everywhere sells lottery. So do many grocery stores these days, including Kroger and Walmart. The lottery is EVERYWHERE. Sure you won't find a "scratcher" kiosk in Macy's. But I bet you can find a gas station, Bodega, grocery store, or other lottery retailer within 1/2 mile of Macy's. Not just YOUR Macy's; pretty much ALL of them.
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SPC Kevin Ford
SFC Casey O'Mally I've always said that the lottery is a tax on those bad at math. I'm just explaining the rational. The argent has nothing to do with the random numbers coming up differently for people of different races.
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While I won't necessarily say this is about racism, I will tell you why I object to the lottery here in Wisconsin. "CNN also pointed to a report from 1999, which found that Black Americans, high-school dropouts and low-income people played the lottery on a more frequent basis." After years in the retail business and working in every type of neighborhood, from the richest to the poorest and all ethnicities, I can attest this is still true.
In Wisconsin, the proceeds from lottery sales go to property tax relief. It is effectively, Robin Hood in reverse. So the people who stand in long lines to purchase lottery tickets, the less affluent are subsidizing people who own property ie those who are better off.
I don't buy lottery tickets because I worked too hard for my money to give it away. I would have a more muted criticism of our lottery system id the proceeds went to ecucation
In Wisconsin, the proceeds from lottery sales go to property tax relief. It is effectively, Robin Hood in reverse. So the people who stand in long lines to purchase lottery tickets, the less affluent are subsidizing people who own property ie those who are better off.
I don't buy lottery tickets because I worked too hard for my money to give it away. I would have a more muted criticism of our lottery system id the proceeds went to ecucation
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