This is a great reply, fja.
Also, LuckyLilly wrote: Ban the old rich people from playing, and I'd hate to see the dive the jackpot amounts take. Gotta have money going in to have prize money coming out.
I agree. Pac is saying that he sees lots of people in luxury cars buying tickets. Others are saying they should leave some for the "rest of us" (I didn't know the lottery was a charity!) Eliminate the people who "don't really need it" and the lottery wouldn't exist.
Also - by resenting others who have more, old or young, isn't it like being angry at the gorgeous models like Heidi Klum who make millions just because they look good? How about the athletes who make millions every year? Oprah, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Judge Judy and many others spend an hour on TV and make over $30 million a year. Should they share it will us?
Oh, just another comment. Pac, if these folks were really as stingy as you say, why would they pay $60 for a ride up the street to the airport? You keep mentioning Bonita Bay. I worked with a man who has a gorgeous home there. I don't think I've ever known anyone who works harder. He was so proud the day he became a U.S. Citizen too. I also had dinner with a man who started a microchip company who bought a condo there (one of many homes) He came from abject poverty. The developer in NH I've mentioned in past posts (who drove the Ferrari) was so poor his mother would put him & his brothers in bed together in their winter coats, because she couldn't afford heat. He passed way, and I thought of him when I heard John Edwards talking about a working mother who was afraid of losing her children.
By the way, next time you get a call from one of these stingy people, if I give you my number will you please call me? I've always wanted to remain anonymous, but it would cost me $5 or $6 in gas roundtrip, so I'll be happy to drive them to the airport for $50 without a tip. LOL Gosh, 2 or 3 times a day and I'll be a happy camper. Wow, you just gave me an idea, Pac!