Florida+Lottery

Is the lottery a good thing or bad thing for Florida? The chance to change someone’s lifestyle with a few dollars that can turn into a million over night might just be a dream that can come true. I believe the lottery is a good thing for Florida because it provides education benefits, voluntary tax, and jobs. I think that the Florida lottery is a great way to get more money for education benefits. The government of Florida is able to get money voluntary for taxes every time someone buys a lottery ticket. Many new jobs are created in various sectors of the lottery.



“Before lotteries were set up average education spending in those states increased each year by approximately $12 per student. In the years immediately following the initiation of the lotteries, the states increased their education spending on average by nearly $50 per student.” (Donald E. Miller)




 * “ Look at the riverboat casinos along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and what has happened to those once-wholesome communities. Yes, there has been an increase in tax revenue — along with the cost of a soaring crime rate and the proliferation of every associated vice from drunkenness and drugs to robbery and prostitution.” (Nathan Tabor) **

[|(Donald E. Miller of Saint Mary’s College, USA Today, April 14, 2004)] [|(Nathan Tabor,] [|//The Lottery is a Bad Idea//,] [|November 10, 2004)] (Pictures from //[|flalottery.com])//    <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
 * The starting jackpots will double to $40 million. The second place prize for anyone matching five of five numbers will increase from $200,000 to $1 million.**
 * The game has nine ways to win a prize and the overall odds of winning something will improve from 1-in-35 to about 1-in-32.**
 * "We're going to see more millionaires," said Deputy Lottery secretary Dennis Harmon.**
 * But it will cost you more to play. Ticket prices will increase from $1 to $2 per play.**
 * Harmon says <span style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: darkgreen 0.07em solid; color: darkgreen; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration: underline;">[|research] shows people don't mind paying more for a Powerball ticket.**