Pros And Cons Of Alabama State Lottery

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David Jolly Paul D. Nixon EN112 2/16/2012 Is An Alabama State Lottery Possible? Different methods are used at different times to continue the progression of mankind. Although we may not believe that these things are the best or the most appealing, they can be used for the greater common good. An example of this is the usage of lottery funds to further education and other state funded projects. While this idea sounds unethical because of gambling, this might help in many ways and may outweigh all of the many suggested cons. An Alabama state lottery would increase state funding, better student and school care and help some state-funded projects if handled properly. Before we begin to examine the lottery and see its benefits towards…show more content…
A perfect model can be found in the Georgia Lottery, which is the perfect example of how a lottery should properly be run. The Georgia lottery was established in 1992 and its sole purpose was to assist newly created educational program. There were four specific programs that would be passing by the end of that year including The HOPE Scholarship, The Pre-Kindergarten Program, The Technology Program and The Construction Program. By the end of its first year, the Georgia lottery earned a record-breaking $1.1 billion in overall sales. By the year 2000 they expected the lottery to approach 4 billion by the end of the year. The design of Georgia’s lottery is unique among public lotteries because of the transparency of the spending of receipts. (McCrary…show more content…
One of the biggest ones is the effect of money coming into the school or education system is overrated and not enough to make a difference in our education system. The first argument that is being made is where the money is going. They complain that only parts of its going into education and not the whole thing. There are many states that prove this idea wrong including Michigan and Vermont who put 100% of their gains from the lottery back into public education. Also in Ohio, when lottery funds were put into education they actually shrunk actual state funding used towards education. Less was being spent out of pocket and more earned money was involved. (Coeyman

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