Jim Henderson wrote:
> "Tax on stupidity" = lottery.  Or on "people who can't do math". :-)

Not really true.

Here's lottery number one:

You give me $1, and I give you a 1/100 chance you will win a $1,000,000 
dollars. Do you take the bet?

Here's lottery number two:

You give me a $1,000,000 dollars, and I give you a 1/100 chance you will 
win $1,000,000,000,000. Do you take the bet?

It's the same expected outcome, you'll note.

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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    before putting them in the washing machine.

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