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The Lottery Jaundice


            I thought I had seen it all until a week ago. I was driving behind this woman that would not speed up in the fast lane. I turned my blinker on, and went around her. As I took a glance out of the passenger side window (expecting to see her texting), what I saw made me scream at the top of my lungs. She was steering the car with her knees…AS SHE SCRATCHED OFF THE NUMBERS ON HER LOTTERY TICKET!!! I have watched countless people in front of me at the local convenience stores buy these things like its lunch-time! Not just the poor communities, but people who are dressed to kill, jacket/tie and all!! It is absolutely driving me berserk. I remember a friend of mine who, just for fun, would get one Lottery ticket a year: on his birthday. This being said, enjoy these great snips from the Dave Ramsey Show about your chances of winning at this scam called the Lottery. Perhaps, a new way of thinking will emerge in America if enough people hear and share these messages:
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