National Association for the Advancement of Colored People wants to ban Lotteries

[Jeebus]

Dallas NAACP Wants Texas Lottery Shut Down

A study paid for by the Texas Lottery Commission says the people most likely to play Pick 3 are those making $20,000 a year or less –– below the poverty line. And people who are unemployed are more likely to buy scratch-off tickets than those who have jobs or retirees, the study found.

David Anderson collects disability but still spends a few dollars a week testing his luck. “It’s up to me, spend this five dollars or should I go buy a loaf of bread and hamburger to feed the kids,’ he said.

“They have this delusion that they’re going to win,” said chapter president Dr. Juanita Wallace. “I want them to shut it down,” she said. “Our people are spending their little money, their life savings away in hopes of winning.” The group voted recently to urge state officials to do away with the lottery.

[Fang]

Easy fix. Stop giving out money. Just give needy people what they truly need - food, water and clothing.

[Lawman 27]

Give the government some credit. AFTER they give out 'x' number of dollars in free entitlements, they get most of it back in lottery sales.

[gonzoliberal]

Lotteries are just taxes on those that do no math... the innumerate.

...a voluntary tax affecting mostly minorities and the poor...

What's not to like?

[Buford]

easy fix. Stop giving out money. Just give needy people what they truly need - food, water and clothing.

this!!!!

[bmore_ken]

Every time the NAACP makes an announcement it's further proof that it's an obselete organization.

[Baltimatt]

This is just one chapter of the NAACP.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/newswat...texas-lottery/

The Dallas chapter joins the Baptist General Convention of Texas in saying that the lottery’s negative impact outweighs any benefits, WOAI Radio says.

So the Dallas Chapter joins the Baptist General Convention of Texas in opposing the state lottery.

[Diego]

The government needs to protect them from themselves....they can't do it

[gonzoliberal]

The government needs to protect them from themselves....they can't do it

At least stop preying on "them"...

[bmore_ken]

At least stop preying on "them"...

No one is dragged towards a lottery line

[Smokey 1]

No one is dragged towards a lottery line

Exactly, I think its insulting and disrespectful to poor people that some people think they need to be treated like children.

[ms maggie]

I am white and pretty well fixed and I would like to see the lottery outlawed. There is no upside to it. Pretty much feel that way about gambling period, these god-awful casinos are a blight. It literally hurts my eyes to look at them, is bad taste a requirement to be in that business?

[Smokey 1]

I am white and pretty well fixed and I would like to see the lottery outlawed. There is no upside to it. Pretty much feel that way about gambling period, these god-awful casinos are a blight. It literally hurts my eyes to look at them, is bad taste a requirement to be in that business?

No upside for you but plenty of people enjoy gambling. Why should your preferences override theirs?

[bmore_ken]

No upside for you but plenty of people enjoy gambling. Why should your preferences override theirs?

Agreed. I work too hard for my money to gamble it, but I have no problem with other people spending theirs in casinos.

[The Astute Reader(tm)]

Casinos and lotteries are very similar in that playing never seems to increase your odds of winning. At least that's been my experience.

[gps29070]

The reason they won't get rid of the lottery is that it keeps the tax rates for upper middle class and rich whites down.

[Bmoreteacher]

I don't play the lottery unless it gets to be a big jackpot, but scratch offs are fun! My family has used them as stocking stuffers or get well soon type presents for years. No one is expecting to win big, but when you pay $1 and win $5, everyone gets a Big Gulp. Good times!

[Smokey 1]

The reason they won't get rid of the lottery is that it keeps the tax rates for upper middle class and rich whites down.

What does race have to do with it?

It seems racists are always try to make everything about race.

[Mom49of4]

What does race have to do with it?

It seems racists always try to make everything about race.

Nothing - some just like the idea of making it about race. Funny how children are better about race then adults.

[ms maggie]

No upside for you but plenty of people enjoy gambling. Why should your preferences override theirs?

They shouldn't. But they are my preferences and as always, I am right.