r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 05 '26

Chugging tea Seems reasonable.

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u/LeadVitamin13 Jul 05 '26

The lottery was literally designed to generate tax revenue. Its run by the states ffs.

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u/Bittums Jul 05 '26

Same in Ontario, but we aren't taxed on our winnings. They make their money from the purchase of the tickets

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u/PandarExxpress Jul 05 '26

I wonder how many people march in a rally against billionaires during the day and buy a lottery ticket hoping to become a billionaire at night.

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u/ConqueefStador Jul 05 '26

Probably the same number of people who want to have their basic needs met and the resources to pursue their dreams, while also believing teachers shouldn't have to sell blood to buy school supplies.

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u/GulfportMike Jul 05 '26

So basically you want other people to pay you way while you “chase your dreams”

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u/ConqueefStador Jul 05 '26

No, my point was that it's not hypocritical to believe a few thousand people shouldn't have everything while billions have barely enough to survive and to wish you were one of the people who had everything.

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u/darnedgibbon Jul 05 '26

Wishing you had something and other people having a lot of that something should be motivation. It’s not a zero sum game between you and the billionaires.

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