lottery

[Less]

Originally Posted by RHFOY

does anyone agree with this? we should have two national lotteries, the midweek one should be for people on an average income of 30k or less, including the unemployed.. this would include 20 wkly prizes off 100k and 10 at 25k, the less well paid could still do the other lottery but not vice versa, this would take people of the dole.

Well I don't agree with it.
The lottery is an even field the only stipulations are:-

To be in it you must pay your money & to win it you must be lucky.

Let's keep it like that eh?

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by RHFOY

in my idea all the money goes back into all the local communities in turn and it wont be spent on worthless projects..
maybe im being too ideal here, it must be my altruistic personality...

Sounds good in theory, but too many would jump on the band wagon, setting up committees, and milking the funds before the projects were even decided on.
Instead of 1 20, million quid winner, have 20 1 million quid winners.
Who among the working classes can handle 1 million quid sensibly, never mind 20 million quid.
Retlaw

[walkinman221]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Sounds good in theory, but too many would jump on the band wagon, setting up committees, and milking the funds before the projects were even decided on.
Instead of 1 20, million quid winner, have 20 1 million quid winners.
Who among the working classes can handle 1 million quid sensibly, never mind 20 million quid.
Retlaw

I agree retlaw the prize distribution on the lottery is s*** its all or nothing in that the jackpot prize is big and the next tier down is quite large but anything below 5 numbers plus the bonus is a bit low in my opinon.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by RHFOY

salt is cheaper, plus most of us have a shovel in the shed.. somewhere

Somewhere?

Don't you know where your shed is?

A good place to start looking is in your garden.

Worth a punt.

[RHFOY]

Originally Posted by garinda

Somewhere?

Don't you know where your shed is?

A good place to start looking is in your garden.

Worth a punt.

hahaha, well i do love the wit on here ..:-)

[RHFOY]

Originally Posted by walkinman221

I agree retlaw the prize distribution on the lottery is s*** its all or nothing in that the jackpot prize is big and the next tier down is quite large but anything below 5 numbers plus the bonus is a bit low in my opinon.

ive been saying that for years, cap the winner at 3million, and increase the other prizes like you say more millions to winners...

[garinda]

Originally Posted by RHFOY

hahaha, well i do love the wit on here ..:-)

That's karma then, because on here we love the witless.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by RHFOY

altruistic personality...

[Benipete]

Winning the lottery is quite simple.All you have to do is pick 43 numbers that won't be drawn out and then choose the other 6.

Simples.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Benipete

Winning the lottery is quite simple.All you have to do is pick 43 numbers that won't be drawn out and then choose the other 6.

Simples.

Now why didn't I think of that Beni

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

I don't like the idea.
The people on low incomes are the ones who can least afford to fritter a few pounds a week on the lottery. It encourages gambling and false hopes - the odds against winning are phenomenal.

Better that they be encouraged to save those few pounds and then buy premium bonds
.....where their money does not disappear into some funding for some project they are never likely to benefit from.

I'm fully with you there, Margaret.

We've started investing in Premium Bonds and have already won two £50 prizes in 18 months, a damn sight more than we would have won on the Lottery plus we still have our original stake too.

On top of the prizes we have also managed to pay for most of the renovations to our house with money we didn't miss each month.

[Less]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

On top of the prizes we have also managed to pay for most of the renovations to our house with money we didn't miss each month.

Hmmm, should a prominent local Councillor admit in public that his household finances are so sloppy that, what for most would be a large percentage of their income isn't missed, does that mean is unaccounted for? If the answer is yes, I do hope you aren't ever given responsibility for any of the Borough's outgoings!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

Hmmm, should a prominent local Councillor admit in public that his household finances are so sloppy that, what for most would be a large percentage of their income isn't missed, does that mean is unaccounted for? If the answer is yes, I do hope you aren't ever given responsibility for any of the Borough's outgoings!

Calm down Less when Kens in charge he'll have a magic wand

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by Less

Hmmm, should a prominent local Councillor admit in public that his household finances are so sloppy that, what for most would be a large percentage of their income isn't missed, does that mean is unaccounted for? If the answer is yes, I do hope you aren't ever given responsibility for any of the Borough's outgoings!

13 years of Labour rule have left us in a shocking state....

It does surprise me that Premium Bonds aren't given more advertising as many of the younger people I know have absolutely no idea what they are. I was explaining it to my nephew over Christmas and he couldn't get his head round the fact that you can win a prize but still have your original stake too.

Investing in the country's fund will always be more attractive to me than Camelot's self-serving pot.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Investing in the country's fund will always be more attractive to me than Camelot's self-serving pot.

What about all the good causes then