Didn't know the Lotto took any tax payer money. I love it. Helps keep my property taxes from rising. The Lotto is funded by Hope and Stupidity. Frankly, they pay out more hope dividends then the other purveyor of Hope, Barrack Obama.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGrbM-7YH9k I don't know what's funnier, the SNL skit or CNN's 'fact check' of a comedy routine. Reading the comments below the video is enlightening. Could this be a representation of what America thinks of our current president? Naaaah. dj On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:54 PM, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > For me, when given the choice between Acorn, Wall Street and the > Lotto, I will take Acorn. They take less tax payer money. > > http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/27983.html > > > On Oct 6, 3:52 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> It's like Orn says, anybody that plays the lotto and actually thinks >> they have a snowballs chance are really bad at math. But I confess >> when our 'power ball" was over 350 million a few months ago I bought a >> ticket. Even at 15 million to one odds I got a little thrill and had >> a good half hour discussion with my partner at work on what we'd do >> with all that smack if we won. Well worth the buck I'd say. >> >> You are right of course. I know I don't know what it's like to be >> desperate and poor. I have never experienced it. I have ALWAYS had >> the option to move in with Mom and Dad or stay with my brother or even >> crash at a friends house when times were dicey. Even then I had >> savings I could have burned to tide me over for a few months to find a >> new job. It's how I was taught; Be prepared. I've never been fired >> but was laid off after the IRS shut down the store I was managing. I >> moved in with Mom and Dad for a few months. Trust me; that was >> harrowing enough I never wanted to do it again. Now, 22 years later >> they are moving in with me. >> >> It frustrates me that we have organizations like Acorn that are set up >> to teach people to rob the system. I wish we could motivate people to >> start their own business and hire people and do community service >> rather then promote fraud. The Chamber of Commerce is a good start >> but something tells me the slums don't have a very effective branch. >> The over all sense of entitlement in these communities is mind >> boggling. I would love to give them a hand up but too often it seems >> this is not what they are looking for. At least that's the way it >> appears to me. Granted, options for the poor are limited. But in >> this country there are a lot more then in many others. Just removing >> the temptations of easy money provided by thievery or drug sales would >> vastly improve these communities. I have found that those that live >> in these type communities tend to enable this behavior by not >> reporting crimes. The police become the bad guys. Lee, tell me if >> I'm wrong. >> >> dj >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 7:08 AM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > It is a lot more complex that what you are presenting Don. There is a >> > deeper psychological aspect to be concerned with. Poor people who >> > lose their lotto winnings don't have financial backgrounds, they don't >> > come from a family of bankers, have friends who are wall street >> > tycoons or have top notch advisers. Instead they go out thinking they >> > are rich to no end and spend their way into the ditch as well as much >> > of the time getting 'ripped off' by shady investors. Of course you >> > must know that the majority of winners retain most of their new found >> > wealth. The mental condition of a person receiving assistance has a >> > great deal to do with their own success in life, chances are if you >> > gave a bag lady 10 G's, all you would have is a bag lady with 10 G's, >> > obviously she has issues that have sustained her bag lady lifestyle. >> > But let 's look at the ghetto problem and growing up in such >> > deplorable conditions. That has to have an impact on a child growing >> > up, the security factor alone, living in fear, health issues from >> > living amongst the filth and vermin. The totality of the environment >> > becomes a microcosm of perpetuated detriment. They are well aware of >> > their plight and can see the world about with all it's grandeur but >> > only see themselves in it in the form of a dream. So what little they >> > have becomes the only thing that is left to fight for, as there really >> > isn't much left of personal dignity. I'm sure the kids in your >> > neighborhood are not living under the same conditions and as a result >> > have a different outlook on life, they see a future and have security, >> > parents who can nurture them in ways that can lead them upwards. From >> > the time they are born they are on the road to a successful future and >> > even sometimes the affluent can have their share of failures. It's >> > the same anywhere else. What are the chances of attaining wealth when >> > you are a 'slum dog'? If I won lotto I would never go poor, it's all >> > about common sense, self control and good math. >> >> > On Oct 5, 9:53 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You can't spend your way out poverty Slip. Statistics show a >> >> surprising number of poor people that win the lottery and take the >> >> cash option(generally the smarter move) are broke 10 years later. We >> >> can build all the tenements and projects we want and those places will >> >> invariably return to trash in the near future because some people just >> >> won't help themselves. When apathy is rewarded it makes it difficult >> >> for some to see the benefits in working themselves into a better way >> >> of life when all they need is provided gratis. I personally feel it's >> >> morally wrong. >> >> >> By the way. Violence IS a solution. Very often it is the most >> >> economical and effective solution. This is why it will continue to be >> >> implemented by individuals and governments until the end of time. It >> >> just so happens it makes me sick to my stomach. >> >> >> dj >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > Cynical? >> >> >> > Woestehoff says this investigation is long overdue. She complains that >> >> > wealthy and well-connected parents have long-been throwing around >> >> > their clout on behalf of their children. The rules ought to be the >> >> > same for everybody. But, you know, this is Chicago. And we know that >> >> > in Chicago there’s an expectation that a certain group of people who >> >> > have power will be able to get their children into any school. >> >> > Unqualified students who have parents with clout aren’t just attending >> >> > public high schools. The issue has also plagued top officials at the >> >> > University of Illinois in recent months. They’re accused of admitting >> >> > hundreds of unqualified students. The scandal involves the president >> >> > of the university along with many high-ranking elected officials. >> >> > A state panel investigating the admissions process recently >> >> > recommended every trustee on the board resign and yesterday, the >> >> > chairman of the board did just that. >> >> >> >http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=35938 >> >> >> > Absurd? >> >> >> > Admissions clout clearly thrived in places where families were >> >> > politically savvy and well-positioned to tap into connections with >> >> > elected officials and university trustees, said educators and other >> >> > observers. >> >> > Just how skewed was the campus clout list? Half of the 616 Illinois >> >> > students who received preferential treatment from 2005 to 2009 >> >> > graduated from just 22 high schools, all but one in the metro area. >> >> > Meanwhile, at least 668 Illinois high schools had no clouted >> >> > applicants at all. >> >> >> >http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-clout-schools-17-jul17,0... >> >> >> > There's more as you must know. I didn't apply anything to the world >> >> > at large, clearly the elite school comment was pertinent to Chicago >> >> > but I will admit that I think it does go on in other parts of the >> >> > country and the world. Besides, you should understand that I'm >> >> > addressing the fact that poverty, while there are exceptions, is a >> >> > nurtured aspect of the world. It's Marx distinction between the >> >> > powerful and the powerless, the establishment of a social strata which >> >> > is prevalent in many parts of the world, fact is I don't know of any >> >> > off hand that function without it, some are worst than others. Truth >> >> > is if the world sincerely wanted to rid itself of poverty it would >> >> > end. Bulldozers would raze the ghettos and decent affordable housing >> >> > would be built, bankrupt farms would be financially rescued, revived >> >> > and enabled to productive feed the world acreage, the same goes for >> >> > much of the failed small business's that translate into jobs. But of >> >> > course that wouldn't be all too profitable to the stock market, >> >> > investment capitalists and bankers. Better the not so 'well to do' >> >> > bail them out when they need help, no? Isn't it all so obvious, or is >> >> > is just me? >> >> >> > On Oct 5, 6:11 pm, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Chicago's elite public schools, the ones that parents are bedding with >> >> >> aristocracy in exchange for their kids enrollment. >> >> >> >> very cynical, Slip. Inner city schools have additional problems that >> >> >> come with poverty, there is not doubt about that. But to state that >> >> >> other schools in any state provide more services because parents are >> >> >> bedding with aristocracy is, well, absurd. You seem to take the worst >> >> >> case scenario and apply it to the world at large. >> >> >> >> On Oct 5, 6:26 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Well Molly, your examples merely confirm my comment that "little" >> >> >> > effort is made. I wouldn't say that the examples reflect a great >> >> >> > deal >> >> >> > of effort. Sure there are organizations that combat numerous >> >> >> > problems >> >> >> > but overall results are insignificant. Things haven't really changed >> >> >> > all that much, have they? >> >> >> >> > I'm not assuming that "all" children are experiencing the same thing >> >> >> > and I would think you should know better than that. Of course there >> >> >> > are better schools, better standards and better students. I'm simply >> >> >> > addressing the obvious problems. It wouldn't make sense to talk >> >> >> > about >> >> >> > Chicago's elite public schools, the ones that parents are bedding >> >> >> > with >> >> >> > aristocracy in exchange for their kids enrollment. It's about inner >> >> >> > city mentality and the mentality of those who contribute to the >> >> >> > development of inner cities across the country and around the world. >> >> >> >> > On Oct 5, 1:15 pm, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> ... >> >> read more »- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
