Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Scratch-Offs Not Generating Expected Avenue

Well, perhaps Oklahomans are smarter than lawmakers thought. The "Education Lottery" is just not generating the revenue lawmakers thought it would. An education lottery is a paradox anyway. Presumably, as more money is fed into the lottery, more money goes to the schools and children receive a better education. But, as children receive a better education, they will be less likely to play the lottery as they get older because they realize what a waste of money it is, and less money will go into the lottery. In other words, it'll never solve Oklahoma's education problems.

1 comment:

Rell said...

we just passed the lottery here in North Carolina and I think it's going to totally cripple a lot of people who would otherwise spend their money constructively, while, like Oklahoma City, not generating the revenue they thought it would...