Lottery Funded Projects
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Suzanne Said:
why don't we put more effort into space travel?We Answered:
Mainly because we are trillions of dollars in debt. People are losing their homes to banks and becoming homeless while others are scrounging about trash dumpsters looking for food not to mention that Bush vetoed a bill for children's health care. So I'd rather have a lotto to help out the children.Clifford Said:
what would make a church eligible to claim lottery funds?We Answered:
This seems to be a good starting place:http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/england…
Javier Said:
Do you think that Lottery money is well distributed?(e.g.Olympic funding) If not what would you do with it ?We Answered:
I'm not sure if it is well distributed but looking at this table I would say it is not.Considering the success of the British cycling team, then I would say that funding is crucial and looking at the facilities they have in the velodrome they use for training then it speaks for itself.
This velodrome is in Manchester and was purpose built for the Commonwealth Games. It is a world class facility and the team's success proves to me that funding is crucial. If we are to have top athletes then they need to have the best training facilities.
This government would do well to note the great success of team GB, and carry on from Beijing, by encouraging the youth of this country in all kinds of sports by providing good facilities everywhere.
Just think what a difference it would make in all those kids lives if they had access to a sport of their choice and were encouraged to use their talents and energy in such a rewarding way.
I'm not saying they would all become world class, but anyone can do some kind of sport, just look at the Special Olympics.
A great deal of lottery money is wasted on projects that are unworthy or have other means of being financed, just look at the Churchill papers for one example. Sports facilities should be a big priority for lottery money, but I also think that the government could do much more. After all we are one of the wealthiest countries and the benefits would be vast for a great many people, not least of all for some of our young people who just need direction in their lives.
It could be a partial answer to many of the ills of this country. And with London Olympics 4 years away, what better way to use taxpayers money than by enhancing the lives of youngsters and encouraging them to follow the examples they have seen in Beijing.
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Our local park has benefited from lottery money. It is very big and the local council had allowed it to become very neglected. A Grant of about £3m had transformed it and it is now a real pleasure to visit.
It was actually built by local men out of work during the cotton famine and well worth preserving for both it's history and it's beauty.
Lloyd Said:
What sort of projects does the UK National Lottery fund?We Answered:
Helps the Arab: Legal & Illegal Aliens with the project : Get Free Shoes...and then get a free course to learn how to wear them!! Amen.Ann Said:
The National Lottery - a tax on the poor?We Answered:
Yes, it is a proxy tax on the poor.So are all these:
State sponsored illegal drugs
Higher prices in poor neighborhoods
Fees and fines for code violations in poor neighborhoods.
Disadvantage in court cases resulting in higher fines than those of wealthy people with connected lawyers.
Unnecessary products marketed to the poor.
Unnecessarily high public transportation cost.
Fees and fines by public utilities for those who can't afford service and miss payments.
Mandatory work permits for certain unions and jobs.
Lotteries are pernicious because they seem to offer a chance at fortune.
They prey upon the innumeracy, (mathematical illiteracy) of the uneducated, (the poor)
They promise financing for things that should already be paid for through taxes.
They "steal slowly" through the illusion of small expense with big potential reward.
Psychologically, the allure of easy money is a drain on valuable time, energy and brain power that could be more productively utilized.
Lotteries are tremendously "front-loaded" they only pay half of the advertised jackpot ( if taken in lump-sum advance) and then the proceeds are taxed again as income, even though every penny was bought with post tax dollars. This is not only a tax, it is a tax upon a tax upon a tax, after the taxes were already paid!
Most educated observers agree; the lottery is a type of tax that mostly affects the poor. However, it is the least of our insults to them. There are more important issues affecting the poor. We should address them all, but the lottery is voluntary, so it seems less evil. And as your brother pointed out, "you've got to be in it..."