Recently Rick Perry, the governor of Texas proposed to sell the state lottery to private industry. I was under the impression the lottery was a cash cow for the state and we use the monies to pay for social programs. Is the lottery a financial burden for the state? If not, why would we sell it to private industry so some individual can profit from some other peoples habits? I always knew the lottery was gambling and therefore I never play it but to put it in the hands of private industry sounds ripe with scandal to me. How can we possibly allow this to happen?
2007-02-14 05:01:29 · 2 answers · asked by baestek 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It costs abot $175 million per year for us to run our lottery system.
2007-02-21 20:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lottery was put to a vote with the promise that the monies would be used to fund the state's public education programs. So, I, along with millions of Texas voters, voted for the lottery for that reason. Shortly after the lottery was adopted, the promise of education funds was dropped.
I say this as an independent, but frequently Republican voter, Rick Perry sucks as a governor. No doubt, he was not the one who initiated the whole lottery mess... that dates way back... but he has consistently screwed the state of Texas... looks like he's at it, again.
Don't blame me. I was one of the proud 12% who voted for Kinky.
2007-02-14 05:09:55 · answer #2 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋