Ironically the poll tax was abolished on Jan. 23, 1964 via the
ratification of the 24th Amendment. Participation in lotteries are
voluntary except for military lotteries that are used to conscript
soldiers. Thus a government lottery is not a forceful method of the
state collecting revenue.
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--- In [email protected], "Susan Hogarth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> On 1/24/07, hrearden_hr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > A national lottery would be a better idea.
>
> Why not just have the government control and profit from the drug
trade?
>
> Oh, right... that IS the current plan.
>
> > A tax based on population
> > btw is called a head tax.
>
> or poll tax.
>
> --
> Susan Hogarth
> http://www.colliething.com
>
