"gregg" wrote

Here in Massachusetts, only a fraction of the lottery ticket proceeds goes
to the winning pot. More than 50% (I believe) goes to the education
department. Might be wrong on the percentage - I'll have to check.

So buying a lottery ticket helps the State Education department. And,
eventually, SOMEONE wins the pot.

I would have to ask, what was the education budget from the general funds,
and what is the budget after the lotto came to being? My guess is that the
general fund expenditures that go to education now are less than what they
were before.

Another telling stat, is what was the was the per pupil expenditure before,
and what it is at present? If the lotto is doing what it is supposed to do,
the per pupil expenditure should be greater now, than before.
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Jim in NC