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Lottery tickets are insanely cheap compared to the potential reward. Buying a single ticket immensely improves your chances of winning. Buying a second ticket has no real impact on your chances. I buy one occasionally as a sort of meditation. There is a potential for good things to happen in life. A minuscule chance but only if we are open to it.
Lottery tickets are a stupidity tax. Now I'm waiting for someone to respond, " but somebody has to win!" A. No, they don't, and B. When someone does it won't be you.
I do agree. It's a tax that comes with a bit of offsetting entertainment value. If people only bought for that, I'd be okay with it. Unfortunately, it's often people who can't really afford them who are buying them.
Amen
When the jackpot tops $1B, we sometimes say what the heck.