Calif. Gov: Sell lottery to fund health care

Comment #7

computerhead723 — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:23:21 GMT

just what I tried to stipulate in CORPORATE LOTTERY FOURM this sounds bad even dangerous,

can you think why a privet firm would shell out 37 Billion for Calfornia Lottery dollars and make a proffit ??????? There is more to this than you think;

I do like health care - rather than just education funding, people need for someone to help with those high Doctors and perscription cost and what about those Cat scans ....whew...

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Comment #6

psykomo — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:35:19 GMT

L@@K>>>> OUT

EARESTEN !!!!!!!!>>>>>.....seacoast!!!!!!!

HERE>>>>>>>>IT>>>..... CUM's >>

trend's DO >>>>DEVELOP on WEST

COAST work themselve's>>>>>EAST!!

praise LP for (NEW's

Comment #5

psykomo — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:11:59 GMT

can anyone on this EARTH.....BELIEVE THIS??? ?????????????? WOW

weight lifter's OR way.......out of it

o!o........o!o.........o!o.........o!o.....o!o^^^^

DON't need a gov with 2 heads

or a goverment that is ............ DOUBLE-MINDED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAS Lottery manager's GONE>>>>>

KRAZY

Comment #4

Drivedabizness — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:52:31 GMT

Todd nailed it right on the head.

While this concept may have promise on other states, the chance of it ever happening, or working the way AHHHnuld says it would range from slim to none.

First - the teachers unions OWN the CA legislature. It takes a 2/3 majority to amend the Constitution - and this proposal effectively caps $$$ to education to generate more $$$ for health care. The teachers will never stand for it (unless someone GUARANTEES them a lot of ther $$$ form somewhere e... [ More ]

Comment #3

Todd — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:16:58 GMT

Because lotteries generate an enormous amount of money, and money = power. Politics is 100% about power.

Comment #2

Timmer692002 — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:57:27 GMT

It starts first with the lottery

Comment #1

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:11:23 GMT

why do governments always mess with lotteries

Calif. Gov: Sell lottery to fund health care

Lottery Post — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:42:23 GMT

Hoping to rejuvenate lagging negotiations over health care reform, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that he wants to use the state lottery to help finance his plan that would require all Californians to have health insurance.

The Republican governor said at a news conference that he wants to lease the lottery to a private group and use about $2 billion a year of the proceeds to pay for his health insurance plan, without diverting any lottery funds used for education.

The proposal is... [ More ]