This breaks my heart, what a depraved country we’ve become

Apr 2, 2024
6:50:09pm

Coog4Life All-American

Americans spent over $113 billion on lottery tickets last year, more than they spent on movies, books, concerts and sports tickets - combined.
— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) April 2, 2024

https://twitter.com/charliebilello/status/1775265236033081843

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This breaks my heart, what a depraved country we’ve become

Coog4Life

Apr 2, 6:50pm

Depraved?

Charles Darwin

Apr 2, 6:50pm

Thanks

Coog4Life

Apr 2, 6:53pm

And how much was awarded in the lottery?

mudpupper

Apr 2, 6:51pm

Less than $113B

MarylandFan

Apr 2, 6:57pm

Did you mean depraved?

2FarGone

Apr 2, 6:51pm

You could give each American a million dollars with that

Ojiisan

Apr 2, 6:51pm

I had to do the math on that for fun: $342.42 per person.

2FarGone

Apr 2, 6:55pm

6 in my family that didn't spend a dollar. Some spend lots more than 342$

qwerew

Apr 2, 7:00pm

I'll still take it.

Y05

Apr 2, 7:11pm

$438 per adult! The average adult spent $438 on lotto tickets!

libertycoug

Apr 2, 9:51pm

Some people just need a sliver of hope that they can escape their life.

bYuFB

Apr 2, 6:51pm

If they weren't so deprived maybe they wouldn't spend their money on such a

foofcoug

Apr 2, 6:54pm

It’s a tax on stupid.

Longseason

Apr 2, 6:55pm

People have always gambled. Society hasn’t ‘become’ anything. Humans bet on

macdizzle

Apr 2, 6:55pm

You're right. We haven't become anything, we're still very, very stupid.

2FarGone

Apr 2, 6:57pm

Just look at all the people gambling on crypto these days

Japan Coug

Apr 2, 6:59pm

People pay for entertainment.

NanoFab Coug

Apr 2, 6:56pm

But gambling is wrong... Now let me go complain about the various "agendas" bein

foofcoug

Apr 2, 7:00pm

It’s exactly what it is. Entertainment. The $10 you spend gives you some fun

pink22

Apr 2, 8:12pm

Yeah, the problem isn’t $10, it’s when it’s thousands

Powerbait DPM

Apr 2, 9:10pm

Yes people also spend thousands on entertainment

pink22

Apr 2, 9:39pm

You’re right. Excess can be a problem.

NanoFab Coug

Apr 3, 7:54am

Can't win if you don't play!

BYUtka

Apr 2, 6:56pm

Celebrating tran coming out day is 1000x worse

veddarhall

Apr 2, 6:59pm

But . . . . . . it goes to support the schools!

lightmann

Apr 2, 7:05pm

Watching a movie can’t make me a millionaire.

idcougarfan

Apr 2, 7:05pm

It can with a slip & fall in the theater and the right lawyer.

foofcoug

Apr 2, 7:06pm

RE: It can with a slip & fall in the theater and the right lawyer.

NanoFab Coug

Apr 2, 7:15pm

Or maybe just a lawyer who steals from the most vulnerable among us can share

foofcoug

Apr 2, 7:18pm

I mean… at least it funds some meaningful causes like education

4thand19

Apr 2, 7:16pm

just not math or statistics education.

Dryfire

Apr 2, 7:18pm

Does it? Years ago when I lived in OH I had coworkers complain that very little

Forzaitalia

Apr 2, 7:36pm

New Mexico had lots and lots of higher education scholarships funded by their

NanoFab Coug

Apr 2, 7:46pm

What’s missing in this praise is that it’s the poor and vulnerable funding it

MarylandFan

Apr 2, 7:52pm

You’re sure that’s not embellished?

NanoFab Coug

Apr 2, 8:02pm

I feel the same. People are free to use their money how they will. I play the

4thand19

Apr 3, 8:27pm

I think it's a combination of 3 types of people:

Japan Coug

Apr 2, 7:27pm

Do you mean deprived?

yahtzee

Apr 2, 8:25pm

Sadly this isn’t new in our country..

Lefty24

Apr 2, 8:27pm

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