£45M lotto winning is just peverse!

[hilaryfrances]

and the rest you would just fritter away away Tez?

[Tezcatlipoca]

Absolutely

[SteveH2508]

£45 million could fund some important test cases against the banks which could result in an even bigger payout. An interesting twist on the 'moral' arguments?

[Maggie_moo]

 

How would Uncle Tez - as a moral, principled member of society - spend the money? Booze, hookers and cocaine. Simultaneously.

 

I am truly shocked

 

No fags? Surely you would need a cigarette break from your exertions?

 

Anyway I am not commenting on their lucky win as I am still sulking cos it wasn't me

[MONX]

Lol Tez, what no solid gold toilet seat?

 

You are right tho, its a game of chance with the odds stacked astronomically against the individual, but, someone has to win and good luck to all that do. (although it really miffs me when someone wins a "life changing" sum of money and they put it in the bank, live in the same pre win house, drive the same pre win car and go to work at the same pre win job! It would be wasted on them!)

[sequenci]

Lol Tez, what no solid gold toilet seat?

 

You are right tho, its a game of chance with the odds stacked astronomically against the individual, but, someone has to win and good luck to all that do. (although it really miffs me when someone wins a "life changing" sum of money and they put it in the bank, live in the same pre win house, drive the same pre win car and go to work at the same pre win job! It would be wasted on them!)

 

I'm sure the winners of the 91M will spend it.

 

I know I would. Bugatti Veyron here I come.

[pompeyfaith]

Lexis200,

 

You have my vote as next weeks winner.

 

Now on the subject of Lottery and Cag im sure there are many of us here that does the lottery every week so why dont we do an extra line of numbers and any winnings from that line donate to the site.

 

Im sure we can muster an extra £1 and if enough do it the odds of winning will be quite good even all those £10 will add up.

 

The site team could even draw the numbers each week for us to do.

 

Although i think the odds would be better if we all did a luck dip line or the site team could draw the numbers and we choose whether to that or lucky dip.

 

wow such i great idea im gona start doing it this week.

 

PF

[MilkTrayMan]

You pay to take a chance, and we all have the same odds of winning, I dont agree that it is a tax on anyone, because you have a choice, unlike most taxes, sound like an awful lot of sour grapes going on here.

U are correct in so much as each ticket has an equal chance of winning, albeit @ odds of zillions to one Lula.

 

However, it is those peeps on low incomes that are more likely to be enticed into buying into the 'dream' of being the one that wins.

Therefore they are more likely to use a disproportionate amount of their disposable income on the very unlikelyhood that they will be 'the one'.

This money would be better put to use, statistically, in other more realistic situations in their lives.

Those peeps who are more affluent can induluge in such pastimes without a detrimental effect to their bank balance.

 

Ergo...

 

Instead of the lottery charitable causes receiving funding directly from central government via income tax revenue raised etc which would be a non-discriminate financial way, they in effect are supported be those peeps less able, thus it is an indirect taxation of the poor.

 

This is further compounded by the fact the that the national lottery is run by a private company, with shareholders to pay dividends to, by depriving the charities of an even larger % payout of the profits generated.

 

Tis just a personal choice of course, but I don't participate in financial dis-emancipation, although I always wish the winners well.

 

 

[sequenci]

tl;dr

[locutus]

U are correct in so much as each ticket has an equal chance of winning, albeit @ odds of zillions to one Lula.

 

However, it is those peeps on low incomes that are more likely to be enticed into buying into the 'dream' of being the one that wins.

Therefore they are more likely to use a disproportionate amount of their disposable income on the very unlikelyhood that they will be 'the one'.

This money would be better put to use, statistically, in other more realistic situations in their lives.

Those peeps who are more affluent can induluge in such pastimes without a detrimental effect to their bank balance.

 

Ergo...

 

Instead of the lottery charitable causes receiving funding directly from central government via income tax revenue raised etc which would be a non-discriminate financial way, they in effect are supported be those peeps less able, thus it is an indirect taxation of the poor.

 

This is further compounded by the fact the that the national lottery is run by a private company, with shareholders to pay dividends to, by depriving the charities of an even larger % payout of the profits generated.

 

Tis just a personal choice of course, but I don't participate in financial dis-emancipation, although I always wish the winners well.

 

 

It's a tax on the people that don't understand the maths... and a euromillions is now the same as 2 CCA requests, surely this would be a better use of your money if you are that skint! (I think they put it up because the euro has gained so much on the pound myself...)

[MikeBigg]

I would dearly love to embark in a career of philanthropy ala 'at home with the braithwaites'

 

Same here.

 

Regards,

 

Mike

[maroondevo52]

A 'mate' of mine won the Lottery when it first started, never seen him since

[locutus]

At least you're worth more than my "friend" thinks of me! This "friend" of mine (that I've known since I was 4!!) borrowed a £50 hard-drive off me and didn't return it or offer any explanation, he changed his mobile number (either a co-incedance or serious overkill to save himself some money) and has never contacted me!

[maroondevo52]

Maybe the same guy