My uncle, who is disabled, made $10000 in Vegas last month. My second cousin won the lottery 7 years ago and bought emission-free vehicles for her entire family. Was gambling bad for them?
The lottery proceeds fund public schools.
Because a corresponding amount of general budget funds were diverted away from schools, the inference is untrue.
See, we can all play this shit game.
How much has your cousin spent on lottery tickets, in her life?
Yes, without doubt.
> who is disabled
Even worse.
> It taught them gambling pays, and makes them more likely to lose money in the future.
By definition gambling is losing money in long terms (otherwise it's investing, not gambling). A disabled is less likely to recover after a financial disaster.
Seems to me your definition is a bit lacking.
Frankly you come off as purposefully obtuse for the sake of arguing.
For the next time you cherry pick anecdotes to try and support some outlandish position, I suggest you at least be specific while doing so. Unless of course that lack of specificity was intentional and this was meant to be a “gotcha”.