Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-05 13:26:44 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8041F3E321675044E1F7FFCC1F399324D24DB33DF292CBF90012AB27A910AA63
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Total government expenditure in the US is around $9-10 trillion dollars. Net lottery revenue is around $30 billion. It is speculative at best to connect lottery programs, a tiny fraction of government revenue, to voter tax preferences. https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/federal-spending/ https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/state-and-local-finance-initiative/state-and-local-backgrounders/state-and-local-expenditures#:~:text=State%20and%20local%20governments%20spent,expenditures%20in%20fiscal%20year%202020.&text=States%20spent%20%241.7%20trillion%20directly,districts%E2%80%94spent%20%241.8%20trillion%20directly. https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/research/lottery-statistics/#:~:text=Lottery%20income%20and%20revenue%20over,Those%20are%20all%20record%20highs.
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