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[–] [email protected] 49 points 7 months ago (1 children)

“Our tax dollars are paying for that! I was completely shocked. It’s disturbing to say the least,” Megan explained to the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH.

I mean, I'd assume that the state lottery is revenue-positive. It's more like lottery players are paying for it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

Well, the lottery is known as the poor tax, so I guess they're not completely wrong.