Stupid Tax

2010-04-07 18:11:28

#1

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6815|Global Command

People making under 100k per year are ten times more likely to spend money on lottery tickets.

Uneducated people are ten times less likely to make 100k per year than college grads.

State run lotteries are the official stupid tax.

2010-04-07 18:13:25

#2

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|7028|FUCK UBISOFT

they're also voluntary.

Last edited by Miggle (2010-04-07 18:13:38)

2010-04-07 18:18:07

#3

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6960|Canberra, AUS

Miggle wrote:
they're also voluntary.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2010-04-07 18:21:44

#4

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6953

Yeah, more of a stupid fee rather than a tax.

2010-04-07 18:51:55

#5

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6815|Global Command

When you consider all the loopholes, write-offs and dodges rich folks do some would say a majority of taxation is voluntary too.

2010-04-07 18:56:02

#6

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6691|North Carolina

ATG wrote:
When you consider all the loopholes, write-offs and dodges rich folks do some would say a majority of taxation is voluntary too.

lol... good point...

In some ways, a flat income tax with no deductions is preferable for our system. We would just have to decrease government spending a lot.

2010-04-07 18:56:14

#7

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6993|67.222.138.85

My parents always told me the lottery was the stupid tax in precisely those terms.

2010-04-07 19:00:45

#8

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6815|Global Command

You do yourself well, listening to your elders.

2010-04-07 21:40:27

#9

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|5987|College Park, MD

I play once in a while... I figure the worst that happens is I lose a dollar, big fucking deal. If I win, well that's quite a big return on investment.

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2010-04-07 21:47:22

#10

androoz: Banned; +137|5499|United States

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
I play once in a while... I figure the worst that happens is I lose a dollar, big fucking deal. If I win, well that's quite a big return on investment.

ya theres nothing wrong with playing. my mom buys every once in a while but my dad is like against it or something idk, never bought before.

2010-04-07 21:47:48

#11

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6940

Consider playing lotto a charitable donation to your state government They know how to spend the money better than you do

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2010-04-07 21:49:02

#12

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5644|London, England

I think I've bought three lotto tickets in the 11 years I've been legally able to. I also spent a week in Vegas and only wasted $60 gambling.

Last edited by JohnG@lt (2010-04-07 21:49:21)

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2010-04-07 21:52:14

#13

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|6931

also those people who win millions end up ruining themselves and end up poor again....

2010-04-07 21:53:45

#14

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6815|Global Command

JohnG@lt wrote:
I think I've bought three lotto tickets in the 11 years I've been legally able to. I also spent a week in Vegas and only wasted $60 gambling.

Last time I was in vegas i won 14k, lulz.

blackjack and roulette.

2010-04-07 22:03:04

#15

eleven bravo: Member; +1,399|5545|foggy bottom

never bought a lotto ticket in my life

Tu Stultus Es

2010-04-07 22:15:18

#16

Reciprocity: Member; +721|6866|the dank(super) side of Oregon

blademaster wrote:
also those people who win millions end up ruining themselves and end up poor again....

stupid people are poor for a reason.

they're stupid.

2010-04-07 23:46:31

#17

ruisleipa: Member; +149|6508|teh FIN-land

ATG wrote:
State run lotteries are the official stupid tax.

Have long thought along the same lines. Lotteries in general are a stupid tax, don't have to be state-run.

blademaster wrote:
also those people who win millions end up ruining themselves and end up poor again....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ … tball.html

Sad both for the individual and when you tihnk how that money could've gone to something worthwhile...

Last edited by ruisleipa (2010-04-07 23:48:55)

2010-04-08 00:20:24

#18

Chou: Member; +737|7077

ATG wrote:
People making under 100k per year are ten times more likely to spend money on lottery tickets.

Uneducated people are ten times less likely to make 100k per year than college grads.

State run lotteries are the official stupid tax.

lelz, they make the most out of Florida.

2010-04-08 01:37:40

#19

globefish23: sophisticated slacker; +334|6609|Graz, Austria

I think I lost more money when playing poker with my friends than I ever spent on the lottery.

2010-04-08 01:46:14

#20

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7002

Lol my stats class did a calc on this... You actually have a better chance winning in black jack than state lotto's (In terms of your dollar per dollar bets, for every dollar you spend, on average you only make 80cents).

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2010-04-08 01:48:32

#21

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6935

Cybargs wrote:
Lol my stats class did a calc on this... You actually have a better chance winning in black jack than state lotto's (In terms of your dollar per dollar bets, for every dollar you spend, on average you only make 80cents).

That's not really surprising though is it? Blackjack is a game that's fun and you can actually win at, no one wins the lottery.

2010-04-08 01:49:18

#22

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7002

ghettoperson wrote:
Cybargs wrote:
Lol my stats class did a calc on this... You actually have a better chance winning in black jack than state lotto's (In terms of your dollar per dollar bets, for every dollar you spend, on average you only make 80cents).
That's not really surprising though is it? Blackjack is a game that's fun and you can actually win at, no one wins the lottery.

One way of the gov making money from stupid people.

2010-04-08 02:11:52

#23

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,817|6392|eXtreme to the maX

Lottery still makes more sense than buying dope.

Speeding fines - now they are a stupidness tax.

Fuck Israel

2010-04-08 02:14:03

#24

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6935

Really? I don't know about that, I figure if I'm going to waste a bunch of money I may as well get some fun out of it.

2010-04-08 02:20:52

#25

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|6967|Disaster Free Zone

The US government are geniuses. Run a lotto that brings in more then they ever pay out, and then take half of what ever the lucky few people do win anyway.. win fucking win. Genius.

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