Persuasive Essay: Is Lottery a Good Idea?
Hayden Rasberry
Did you know that 40% of lottery players are unemployed? Lotteries should be taken out of all retail locations. Lotteries are a tax for the poor, enforce winning with no earning, and are an addictive form of behaviour. Lotteries have become too large a part of our society; we have to make them stop.
The first reason lotteries are damaging is that the lottery is very much a tax for the poor. The poor demographic spends 9% of their much-needed pay to buy lottery tickets. The reason for this unreasonable spending is the hope for something better than what they have. Many people see it as just two dollars for a million dollars, but tickets add up. An average poor household spends 645 dollars on lottery tickets a year! Some people start to believe that lotteries are their only chance to get out of financial troubles, which relates to the next issue about lotteries: the public thinking they can win without earning their money.
Lotteries cater to lazy people because they make many people believe that they can win without earning the money. This discourages young and old from finding a job or working harder at their job to move higher. So in the long run, lotteries can take out hard working people that the world needs. Also lotteries teach people to make unwise decisions. The odds of winning a lottery are around 1 in 54 million. Who, thinking logically, would take a chance like that? But many people do and that’s why lotteries have become so successful and can be found almost everywhere in the world. This large problem also relates to the next issue, the addictiveness of lotteries.
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Addictiveness may play the biggest role in lotteries. Who doesn’t want to keep trying at something when you think you’re so close to winning? But the large percentage of the population, in reality, is very far from winning. Lottery tickets are made to have a combination close to the winning combination with one or two numbers off. This makes people want to keep playing. As mentioned, lotteries are everywhere, which also plays a role in the addictiveness of lotteries. In Canada alone, there are about 1 500 gambling facilities where lottery tickets can be purchased. There are also other places where you can buy lottery tickets in supermarkets, gas stations, and shopping malls. There are many people in the world that are so addicted to lotteries they need professional help. Does that seem right?
Lotteries are taking advantage of too many people. Poor people spend far too much of their income on lotteries. Lotteries cater to a lazy person, discouraging the person to find work or get promoted. Lastly lotteries are highly addictive affecting many people’s lives for the worse. In conclusion, we should help make lotteries something of the past, helping many people get back on track.
