Uh, I'll attempt to type this on the fly without excessive editing which I have a tendency to do. So here are the 2 questions.
Why are public schools the beneficiary of lottery revenues? Education just seems so... random. I don't get the connection.
Lottery. Public school system. I can sit here and ponder it for a minute and still I don't see the connection.
And the 2nd question, which is a bit bizarre, is: Is there a way for us, as a nation, to create a buzz where small businesses can benefit from lottery revenues? For example maybe states can say a random business will be chosen every month to receive $xx,xxx (taken out of lottery sales) as a way of showing appreciation for American small businesses and/or creating a fun buzz or stimulating a sleepy zip code/helping the country. I don't know. Just blabbing. I guess my heart goes out to small businesses because these days they seem to have it worse than anyone else and lotteries are popular. I guess I'm viewing the proverbial small biz on Main Street, Anytown, USA as a lethargic entity that needs to be galvanized while at the same time regarding state lotteries as wildly popular, energetic entities and because they're opposites one can help balance the other ... Thinking outside the box, as the saying goes. As a nation, we have gimmicky sweepstakes where you need to check the underside of a bottlecap and other absurd childish nonsense, I mean, hello, if we're open-minded enough to do stuff like that, then surely we can get creative with helping the economy. But then again, Washington DC and Madison Avenue are two different creatures- That's not news to anyone. But let's say a business gets a prize of $90,000 - Then they can not lay off a worker for 2 years and that will have good ripple effects, etc. I don't know, just a late night train of thought. I'm just so sick of hearing about the economy and dwindling hope.
Why are public schools the beneficiary of lottery revenues? Education just seems so... random. I don't get the connection.
Lottery. Public school system. I can sit here and ponder it for a minute and still I don't see the connection.
And the 2nd question, which is a bit bizarre, is: Is there a way for us, as a nation, to create a buzz where small businesses can benefit from lottery revenues? For example maybe states can say a random business will be chosen every month to receive $xx,xxx (taken out of lottery sales) as a way of showing appreciation for American small businesses and/or creating a fun buzz or stimulating a sleepy zip code/helping the country. I don't know. Just blabbing. I guess my heart goes out to small businesses because these days they seem to have it worse than anyone else and lotteries are popular. I guess I'm viewing the proverbial small biz on Main Street, Anytown, USA as a lethargic entity that needs to be galvanized while at the same time regarding state lotteries as wildly popular, energetic entities and because they're opposites one can help balance the other ... Thinking outside the box, as the saying goes. As a nation, we have gimmicky sweepstakes where you need to check the underside of a bottlecap and other absurd childish nonsense, I mean, hello, if we're open-minded enough to do stuff like that, then surely we can get creative with helping the economy. But then again, Washington DC and Madison Avenue are two different creatures- That's not news to anyone. But let's say a business gets a prize of $90,000 - Then they can not lay off a worker for 2 years and that will have good ripple effects, etc. I don't know, just a late night train of thought. I'm just so sick of hearing about the economy and dwindling hope.
