Jeebus that was bizarre. How is people wasting time on the lottery better than investing in literally anything?? I know that the government gets funding through the lottery, but recommending the people to go with lotteries instead of investing? That's definitely one way to make sure the masses stay poor.
You hit it on the head with the comment above. They want the money and the power that comes with distributing it. People like Sherman (and his party) want the power to control everyone by controlling their financial lives. His attitude is that he doesn't believe people are smart enough to make decisions for themselves, but are smart enough to vote dunces like him in to do it for them. And his "something for nothing" mentality where "someone else" is going to pay for everything is the same mentality that the Democrat slave-owners in the old South had: I have the right to dispose of the labors of your life merely because I want to do so. Talk about an evil and immoral philosophy.
Great job done by coincenter, I did my small anonymous contribution. Thanks for sharing them mk4, I forgot about them completely.