I have always had a head for numbers, and my best subject in CEGEP was Statistics. Coupled with my studies in Biology, it had a profound effect on my life and my world-view. I still remember one class in which our professor was talking about lotteries and games of chance. In the end, he concluded that, in all but rare cases, lotteries and games of chance were a “tax on stupidity”. I won’t argue with that – the Montreal Casino is a case in point. (Click the picture for a larger version)
Let the stupid gamble their savings away. If it means I get nicer roads, it shouldn’t matter if they go into debt or even kill themselves – after all, I don’t want the hubcaps to fly off my poor Ford Mustang.