tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post8899026524187655283..comments2023-11-02T04:21:10.340-04:00Comments on The way the Ball bounces: PowerBall Winners and the 99%BallBounceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-56591617057280316132012-12-03T22:17:03.451-05:002012-12-03T22:17:03.451-05:00Alas, I have no lottery winnings to speak of. (Tho...Alas, I have no lottery winnings to speak of. (Though I once won 1000 dollars with a scratchoff ticket... that dwarfs the money I owe in student loans)<br /><br />*<br /><br />I'll have to check out Edward Feser's blog more often. I just found it (thanks to you and google) and it looks interesting.<br /><br />*<br /><br />As for profits going to a good cause... that's my rationalization when I buy government scratchoff tickets. It's also my rationalization when I go to government liquor stores. I tell myself that, given that taxes that are built into the system, I'm paying for my future liver transplant.Anon1152https://www.blogger.com/profile/04904955680638696334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-21119023239336285602012-12-03T10:34:01.186-05:002012-12-03T10:34:01.186-05:00Anon1152. I suppose the participants could rationa...Anon1152. I suppose the participants could rationalize their behavior by saying, "the profits are going to a good cause" and forget about their larcenous motives.<br /><br /><br />So, are you using your lottery winnings to fund your philosophy training? <br /><br />PS -- I envy you (in a good way). I would love to study philosophy formally. I make do with reading Edward Feser's blog. BallBounceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-51060873509900263342012-12-02T21:59:32.744-05:002012-12-02T21:59:32.744-05:00This would be true if the people who run the lotte...This would be true if the people who run the lottery didn't make money off the lottery. Every time. It's gambling. And the house always wins.<br /><br />*<br /><br />Years ago, I lived in an apartment where, one summer, this English student rented a room. One day, my roommate and I said we were thinking of buying a lottery ticket. He said "Oh. Yes. Lotteries. We have them in England too. We call them a tax on the ignorant."Anon1152https://www.blogger.com/profile/04904955680638696334noreply@blogger.com