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    The New Way to Save Money: Playing the Lottery

    by Amos Zeeberg Nov 26, 2014 2 minutes

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    otteries have often been called a tax on the poor and, alternately, a tax on the innumerate. There is something to both claims: Lottery tickets are , and in aggregate the players win back only a small percentage of the money spent on tickets. Overall,

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