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Renowned 'Tax Foundation' emphasizes 'Lotteries' are 'Taxes' Arguably the best known citizen advocacy group in the field of taxation is The Tax Foundation. They're the people who calculate the annual "Tax Freedom" day for Americans. Alicia Hanson outlines why lotteries are just plain bad tax policy. Ms. Hanson's presentation at 2005 NCALG conference Conference Text Video (Windows Media Video) Tax Foundation publication on Lotteries Text |
| Who Plays? When the State of Georgia studied its lottery, it found it to be regressive. Those who could least afford to "play" were spending a higher percentage of their income than the people who could. The Georgia Study Likewise, The Alabama
Policy Institute studied potential effects of a lottery in that state, and
aptly titled their findings "Theft by Consent."
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