Plus, it's fun. And it pays for a bunch of kids to

go to college. I'm sure that can be refuted, but it certainly doesn't NOT pay for kids to go to college.

I'm not even going to go into how inaccurate the article is about a few things, but it sure does seem like a grumpy old argument to make. What are the chances of winning $1.5B when you spend $6 at Starbucks? What about when you spend $2,000 on a vacation? I wonder if he tithes. What are the chances of winning $1.5B from that? I hate to bring Oreo's in this, but you spend a few bucks and you sit an enjoy Oreo's. There's zero chance of anything good coming out of an Oreo purchase other than you get to enjoy the Oreo's. I certainly hope he isn't overweight, because how much money are you wasting on food?

I like thinking about what I'd do with the money. I like thinking about all the people that I could help with that money. I like thinking about who I would tell first. I like thinking about paying taxes on $1.5B. I have fun with the lottery. I'd much rather pay this kind of tax than the other kind. So why get so butthurt about the lottery? What are your chances of winning $1.5B on literally anything else that you spend your money on? I like my odds with the Powerball better.

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Jan 10, 2016, 9:52 AM

dumb and/or poor. I don't mind seeing someone buying ONE ticket, or maybe two. It's the people who I see buying 20, 50, or even 100 that gets me. I know some people do pools or whatever, but I'm sure most of the people I see spending $100+ on the things are spending a huge chunk of their paycheck chasing. It really is cruel to some who are ignorant of finances among a litany of other things.

But I am just as disturbed walking into a trailer with a sagging floor, leaking roof, torn up carpet, etc. with 4 kids in the home and out in front is a $80,000 SUV with $2,000 rims, and inside is a $2,000 TV and they have an iPhone6.

Some people are just irresponsible because they've never been taught better. And if it's not a lottery ticket, it will be the newest smart phone, a new SUV, rims, or a huge 4K HDTV they will blow their money on.

On a side note, one of the BEST things America could do to end poverty is to teach kids, in high school, about savings, checking accounts, interest, credit cards, loans, taxes, insurance, and mortgages. Because right now you can get many college degrees, and even an PhD, and not know JACK about that stuff. The only way Americans learn about household/personal finances is if they have wealthy or successful parents or major in business or go into a career in that area. It is kept a secret from most because the folks making money in finance have an interest in perpetuating financial ignorance.