The Lottery: Stealing From the Poor and Giving to the Government or Some New Years Suggestions on Better Ways to Spend Your Money

When I was around 15 or so, around 1960 or so, my Father said to me, "the gangsters are making way too much  money on the numbers, you wait and see, the government is going to take it over any day now, so that they make the money." Well, here we are in 2012 (soon to be 2013). and I just heard an ad on the TV telling me that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission earned $3.7 Billion in 2012.

 That means that on average, every person over 18 years old is spending $362.54 gambling, every year. Or, per household of 2 adults and 2 children, that's $725 wasted on the government numbers racket.

So, what could a family do with an extra $725 in their pockets?

HOW ABOUT GROCERIES FOR A MONTH!!!

HOW ABOUT A NEW ELECTRONIC DEVICE PER YEAR, LIKE AN IPAD OR A LAPTOP, OR A VERSACE DESIGNER DRESS!!!

So, what's the moral of the story. Stop throwing away your money on lottery tickets and spend it on something that will make you happy.

Happy and Healthy New Year to All.