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Post by pictureman on Aug 2, 2009 20:04:42 GMT -5
Heard anything about the Tennessee Lottery lately? No radio or television advertising (they don't do print), and the office off Highway 153 has been closed.
My friends who play tell me the payouts are getting smaller and smaller. They're back to playing the Georgia lottery.
GOB?
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Post by joedog on Aug 2, 2009 20:39:18 GMT -5
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Post by JC on Aug 2, 2009 21:52:33 GMT -5
If the payouts are smaller,then the chances of winning increases  |
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Post by cadillacdude1975 on Aug 3, 2009 10:27:39 GMT -5
waste of money. i hardly ever play. i might buy a ticket once a month. about the only time i really play the lottery is as soon as i get my income tax refund. i did that this year, spent about 100 bucks, and broke even. so it turned out to be a waste of time.
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Post by mrevents on Aug 3, 2009 13:43:57 GMT -5
No point in playing Powerball. To my knowledge Tennessee has had only one winner, from South Pittsburg, and for a paltry 26 million dollars (as compared to three digits of late). To top that off, it was the owner of the Parts Store that sold the ticket to a customer who decided that he didn't want "that" ticket. The owner ate the ticket (and won).
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Post by ScarlettP on Aug 4, 2009 5:42:38 GMT -5
Y'all get out there and buy lots of Lotto tickets. My son needs college money.
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Post by cadillacdude1975 on Aug 7, 2009 20:16:44 GMT -5
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Post by Bloodhound on Aug 8, 2009 6:05:10 GMT -5
The money doesn't go towards the public school systems. It is used for college scholarships.
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Post by cadillacdude1975 on Aug 8, 2009 8:08:13 GMT -5
that is pointless if you stop and think........why does the higher education benefit from the lottery? the K-12 grades is where the help is needed. it is expensive to go to school no matter where you live, but it would make sense to support the building blocks of education. these kids today need to be on the right track, not out thugging it up and doing the garbage they do now.
this world needs all the help it can get.
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Post by Felix on Aug 8, 2009 10:02:25 GMT -5
Yes, K-12 is where education, basic education, needs the most help. The problem in dumping lottery money into that level is that the various elected officials will divert that income stream by using it for other projects, which may or may not benefit the education of those students.
Did you ever hear of what happened to the tobacco money that was supposed to go for health care for lung cancer/heart disease treatment? The Tennessee State Legislature used it to balance the general budget. Some years ago now, don't remember exactly when.
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Post by augie47 on Aug 8, 2009 10:32:16 GMT -5
Did you ever hear of what happened to the tobacco money that was supposed to go for health care for lung cancer/heart disease treatment? The Tennessee State Legislature used it to balance the general budget. Some years ago now, don't remember exactly when. some things never change. Isn't that what's happening with a lot of the "stimulus" money now ? |
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Post by ScarlettP on Aug 9, 2009 18:28:30 GMT -5
Once upon a time, a high school diploma and a good head on your shoulders was all anyone needed to get a good job. Now, a 2 year college graduate is about the same employable level as a high school grad was decades ago. If you really want to make any money at all, you need at least 4 to 6 years worth of 'higher education'. Basically, the lottery money IS paying for basic education. You just have to get out there and work to get it.
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Post by el Gusano on Aug 9, 2009 20:40:55 GMT -5
The lottery money goes to scholarships, but there is nothing there for the extra buildings, so they had to cry, "We need more taxes for the children!"
That being said, today a 4 year college education is about equivalent to what a high school diploma used to be, only a little more. (We still have the best graduate schools in the world.)
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