directional

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   by directional 7y ago

   > Perhaps if the poor didn’t spend so much on lottery tickets their station might improve? I agree, and indeed this is a good argument for prohibiting lotteries. They're a form of predatory gambling that relies largely upon irrati
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   by directional 7y ago

   According to the couple quoted in the article, taking advantage of a 'Rolldown' draw required an initial investment of $1,100 (equivalent to around $1,500 now). That's not a sum easily available to those who are poor.
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   by directional 7y ago

   The rules are available to everyone, but having enough cash to purchase that many lottery tickets certainly isn't. Unfortunately this is yet another system that enables the already rich to get richer on the backs of the poor.
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   by directional 7y ago

   This is an excellent opportunity for Microsoft to distinguish their Chromium-based Edge from Chrome. Leave the webRequest API intact, ensure that these adblocking extensions are available from their own store, and invite other Chromium-base
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   by directional 7y ago

   Regarding their stance towards Trump and corporations, I don't think that's too surprising - the US left wing is right wing by international standards.