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John Oliver Chugs Some Vodka To Prove A Point About America’s Horrible Education Scam, The Lottery

November 12, 2016 /

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Confession: My family has a rich history of being addicted to gambling. So this hits home for me. Nationwide, state lotteries are marketed as a cure-all to help fund education. The reality is that not only are they not helping, they actually make things worse. At 8:39, you can learn just one of the many stories that make them a blight on our community. And at 11:40, you can learn the truth about how they actually don’t help at all as John Oliver explains what North Carolina did with their money.

By Adam Mordecai

Video: http://www.upworthy.com/john-oliver-chugs-some-vodka-to-prove-a-point-about-americas-horrible-education-scam-the-lottery?c=tkp1