Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for November 29, 2013
November 28, 2013
December 05, 2013
Transcript:
Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling If we're going to use a lottery system as a regressive tax, let's at least be honest about it... HONEST LOTTERY ADS The Jackpot is now...$283 million MEGA MILLIONS We can say that because state lotteries are not bound by Truth in Advertising laws. We can legally deceive you about the payout and the chances of winning! What is the truth? Hey, you never know. POWERBALL BELIEVE IN SOMETHING BIGGER... ...than your state government. They will spend millions on slick advertisements to try to convince you that it's a great idea to spend as much of your money as possible on these sucker bets. Lucky For Life. Because this rich guy's tax burden is reduced when his state urges poor people to place losing bets on the lottery.
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Taxes are taken at gunpoint. Last I heard, no one has been carted off to court or jail or had their business or home confiscated for failing to buy a lottery ticket.
A “tax” on stupidity is fine by me. Odds of winning and amounts of payout are clearly available.
Lotteries were commonplace in colonial America as they were rightly considered to be a lot better than forced taxation.