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GEaston · 03-12-2013, 03:27

The lottery is unique in that it is a tax on poor people, that they willingly pay, indeed they queue up each week to pay. Not only that but it's a voluntary tax that no one has to pay. The vast majority of people playing (paying) have little or no money and are, like religion being sold nonsense on a false hope.

We can call the chance of winning zero, because statistically that's what it is (one in 14m).

My suggestion would be to avoid it, as you won't win.

The only upside is that some of the donations return to the community - I think Blackburn Road is about to get a £20m revamp but I can't recall if that is lottery funded or EU grant.

03-12-2013, 03:27	#33
GEaston Full Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 198 Liked: 46 times Rep Power: 62	National Lottery The lottery is unique in that it is a tax on poor people, that they willingly pay, indeed they queue up each week to pay. Not only that but it's a voluntary tax that no one has to pay. The vast majority of people playing (paying) have little or no money and are, like religion being sold nonsense on a false hope. We can call the chance of winning zero, because statistically that's what it is (one in 14m). My suggestion would be to avoid it, as you won't win. The only upside is that some of the donations return to the community - I think Blackburn Road is about to get a £20m revamp but I can't recall if that is lottery funded or EU grant.