Thursday, November 29, 2007

Congratulations to the Greenville gentleman who recently won $850,000 in the N.C. Education Lottery. After taxes, he’ll receive a little more than half of his winnings. I am certain that he will enjoy his new found wealth and that it will be a blessing to him and his family.

My condolences go out, however, to the thousands of poor and middle-class people who shelled out $1.7 million so someone could win $850,000. They ended up with nothing.

I wonder how many children had to go without school shoes or lunch money so Mom or Dad could dream of winning the lottery? I wonder how many fights over family finances resulted in law enforcement officers being called and someone going to jail? I wonder how many families went hungry because Dad or Mom spent part of the grocery money on lottery tickets? more…