Tuesday, July 3, 2012

'It's an addiction': Dallas NAACP wants to BAN 'racist' state lottery because it drains money of minorities and poor people

The Dallas, Texas, branch of the NAACP has called for a ban on the state lottery, claiming that it is a drain on the finances of low-income people, and especially minorities, who can least afford games of chance.

Chapter President Juanita Wallace said many people have spent all their hard-earned money in hopes of  striking it rich, but instead, the lottery has left their finances in shambles.  
‘It’s an addiction,‘ she told CNN.

Wallace said one man she knew died last week without health insurance because he withdrew all of the funds from his policy to buy lottery tickets.

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