Which Is Worse For Poor People, Buying Lottery Tickets - Or Smoking Pot? (legal, heroin)

[ergohead]

For finding a new tax base, almost every State legalized gambling for the tax revenues it brings in.

Liberals complain that children go without food because the parents buy State lottery tickets.

Do Conservatives complain that smoking pot would keep the parents on welfare?

Would Liberals want welfare pot-stamps for the welfare recipients?

Would this lower domestic and community violence?

[fungame]

Originally Posted by ergohead

For finding a new tax base, almost every State legalized gambling for the tax revenues it brings in.

Liberals complain that children go without food because the parents buy State lottery tickets.

Do Conservatives complain that smoking pot would keep the parents on welfare?

Would Liberals want welfare pot-stamps for the welfare recipients?

Would this lower domestic and community violence?

[afoigrokerkok]

Your questions are somewhat conusing to understand, but I'll tell you a story. A few months ago I was at a convenience store and saw an obese woman (probably 300 pounds+) using her Lone Star Card to buy food (TX's version of food stamps).

She was in front of me in line and put these things on the counter (and ONLY these things) -

Bags of chips, bags of cookies, candy bars, several of the 12-packs of sodas, etc.

She took out her Lone Star Card to pay for all these items. Then, she asks the clerk for 3 lottery tickets and 2 packs of cigarettes and uses cash to pay for them.

It is interesting what some people's priorities are.

[thefinalsay]

the worst thing for poor people is welfare.

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by afoigrokerkok

Your questions are somewhat conusing to understand, but I'll tell you a story. A few months ago I was at a convenience store and saw an obese woman (probably 300 pounds+) using her Lone Star Card to buy food (TX's version of food stamps).

She was in front of me in line and put these things on the counter (and ONLY these things) -

Bags of chips, bags of cookies, candy bars, several of the 12-packs of sodas, etc.

She took out her Lone Star Card to pay for all these items. Then, she asks the clerk for 3 lottery tickets and 2 packs of cigarettes and uses cash to pay for them.

It is interesting what some people's priorities are.

Sounds like she may have already purchased the pot.

[thefinalsay]

I see this on a daily basis where I live.

Originally Posted by afoigrokerkok

Your questions are somewhat conusing to understand, but I'll tell you a story. A few months ago I was at a convenience store and saw an obese woman (probably 300 pounds+) using her Lone Star Card to buy food (TX's version of food stamps).

She was in front of me in line and put these things on the counter (and ONLY these things) -

Bags of chips, bags of cookies, candy bars, several of the 12-packs of sodas, etc.

She took out her Lone Star Card to pay for all these items. Then, she asks the clerk for 3 lottery tickets and 2 packs of cigarettes and uses cash to pay for them.

It is interesting what some people's priorities are.

[sweetclimber]

At least when a poor person buys a lottery ticket there is POTENTIAL to get somewhere in life. Not so with someone burning blunts

[Bill Keegan]

Originally Posted by ergohead

For finding a new tax base, almost every State legalized gambling for the tax revenues it brings in.

Liberals complain that children go without food because the parents buy State lottery tickets.

Do Conservatives complain that smoking pot would keep the parents on welfare?

Would Liberals want welfare pot-stamps for the welfare recipients?

Would this lower domestic and community violence?

Perhaps a good group to ask this question would be those who advocate a free needle exchange for heroin users.

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by sweetclimber

At least when a poor person buys a lottery ticket there is POTENTIAL to get somewhere in life. Not so with someone burning blunts

HOPE for a CHANGE. Sounds presidential.

[afoigrokerkok]

Originally Posted by ergohead

Sounds like she may have already purchased the pot.

Maybe, which is why I'd have to say smoking pot is worse for them than the lottery tickets are.

Originally Posted by thefinalsay

I see this on a daily basis where I live.

Doesn't it just make your blood boil?