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Stop calling them education lotteries! They do absolutely NOTHING for education. If you truly believe they do you are nuts. That's how they were introduced. What happened is the state education fund disappeared when the lottery was put into place. It was to supplement the education fund only every single state with one replaced the education fund with them. What happens when the economy tanks? People stop playing the lottery. Food and shelter becomes more important. What happens to education when the lottery fund isn't big enough? Well, it used to be that 8% of the Native American casinos went to education in Michigan. However, that is no longer true. They now pay nothing to the state of Michigan, because Michigan broke the treaty agreement(no surprise there) on casinos. The only casinos allowed in Michigan were Native American, until the state allowed three non-Native American casinos to appear in Detroit. The Native American casinos now only donate to those schools in their immediate area. They want better education for their own. I totally understand where they are coming from. Kudoes to the woman who won $500,000 on a scratch off ticket. I used to play the lottery. I learned a long time ago, I'd have better odds of winning in a casino, than playing the lottery.

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The answer to this, is to stop exporting our beef, chicken and pork. It's part of why people hunt deer. To supplement the cost of beef. Getting beef that hasn't been feed hormones or antibiotics is almost impossible in this country. It costs more for farmer to have range free beef. We have been selling farm land for condos and ritzy subdivisions. Not to mention selling farms to the Chinese who don't the farm them. I am so sick of the shit.

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