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Old 03-30-2012, 11:20 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by David M View Post
Exactly! You have to remember that the winner of the lottery only gets to keep half of the money. The other half goes to the government and isn't the government effectively a charity anyway? The only difference is you don't get to choose the recipients of the money.
Right. That money goes to the lobbyists who then turn around and give it to congressman and senators.
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