+194 The Jackpot for the lottery can often reach over 200 million dollars in a matter of weeks. Imagine if that money went to charity as opposed to one person who usually squanders it on yachts and beach houses. amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The taxes on it in Texas goes to public schools I think.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The taxes, but not the jackpot... People only play the lottery for selfish reasons, but if the lottery was given to charity (without the players knowledge), millions of dollars could be raised in a very short period of time

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah but it's been selfish from the start. Hey guys let's put all our money together and give it to one person. Think about it. And the taxes cut out a big chunk for public schools. (I know it's not the jackpot. I know how a lottery works lol)

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah but most people only play because they think they're in with a chance of winning all the money, if it went to charity less people would play and there would be less money.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

In most states, the profits go to college tuition aid. Also the lottery makes money that does go to charity. They wouldn't run a lottery that loses more money than it draws in.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's over 300 million now... lol

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Then... nobody would buy tickets? People who care about charity donate to it already. People who want a microscopic chance to become a millionaire buy lottery tickets. Guess which group's money funds that 200 million?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Stop, i know. This is a hypothetical situation where people would not know that the money was going to charity.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I don't see how they couldn't know. "OMG OMG I WON THE LOTTERY I'M RICH! Wait where's the prize money...went to a charity? And you didn't tell me before? I'm suing." <-- is the type of situation I'm seeing here.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What part of hypothetical situation do you not understand. Obviously this is not going to happen anytime soon. The goal of the post was to show that the lottery can raise a lot of funds in a short period of time, but rather of going to a lot of people, it goes to a few. Note the word "imagine" .... Is that too hard for you?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Hey there is no need to be rude. Jeez, keep your tampon in.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'm rude because you took my words, rephrased them to mean something else, and then attacked it. Don't attack something I never said..

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Okay I'm sorry, my bad. Truce? *holds hand out*

by Anonymous 12 years ago