Because the lottery paid off the state. $1.6B went to schools from lottery sales in 2016. It’s a regressive tax that let’s you keep property tax down. https://static.www.calottery.com/~/media/Publications/Reports_to_the_Public/LotteryAR2016English.pdf …
Ya that’s basically it, it’s wealth transfer from poor people to fund state spending
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That's unfortunate to put it politely. I personally wish I knew how to be more persuasive regarding empathetic policy making so we could make progress on that front more quickly.
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