Comments on: Latest Act in American Vaudeville

By: M

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:42:13 +0000

When the pot is at 176 million or higher, the odds for a one dollar ticket are even to good depending on how much larger the pot. What can one get with a devalued dollar, anyway?

By: irongalt

irongalt — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:21:23 +0000

” Meanwhile, we also put money into wars, social security, medicare, and stock market bubbles – not much more sensible than the ghetto lottery woman… “…that’s a good one.

By: Rebel Without a Clause

Rebel Without a Clause — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:50:07 +0000

Worst part of it is that a huge chunk of the bettings, and then of the winnings, go to the Gubmint. These lotteries are a vast tax on the desperation (and cupidity/stupidity) of working and middle class people. And now, off to Walmart…

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:33:34 +0000

Next week the bread and circus crowd will pull another rabbit out of the hat. No problem, ideas to entertain breed faster than real rabbits; especially since there is such a low threshold.

By: irongalt

irongalt — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:38:10 +0000

One thing can be said about betting on those odds: we libertarians (or classical liberals) are fighting against similar odds day-in and day-out.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:57:10 +0000

Wish I had something clever to say here. I’m just having fun watching. Well anyway, hope springs eternal.

By: My RON-PAUL i

My RON-PAUL i — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 06:39:22 +0000

While getting some gasoline in the ghetto, a woman came in and spent $20 on lottery tickets. If she does this once per week, she could have saved up for a decent downpayment in 20 years …. but NOOO.

Meanwhile, we also put money into wars, social security, medicare, and stock market bubbles – not much more sensible than the ghetto lottery woman…

By: Bill Fason

Bill Fason — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:27:51 +0000

I can understand shelling out one miserable buck for a lotto ticket. For several days I’d get to enjoy the fantasy of winning $640 million. I’d get to daydream about how winning the lotto would change my life, and then think to myself, “Hey,I have a chance, it could happen.” And if I didn’t win the pot of gold, I’d still have a bookmark.

[Got it. I get that. That’s quite sweet, especially buying it on a whim, except that I would not queue up for it.]

By: John Danforth

John Danforth — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:12:11 +0000

On the horizon above the heads of those waiting in line, church spires dominate the landscape.