OT: When I hit the lotto....

[JaYnYcE]

I'm going to buy a nice house and a backup generator for storm season. This Sandy is witch.


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[Jimmy Serrano]

Would you be so kind as to spring for the buyouts for crappy UConn coaches?

 

[JaYnYcE]

I'll go halvsies with Burton.


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[ZooCougar]

Speaking of the devil... Can anyone confirm if generous Mr. Burton is still involved with the program?

 

[FrostyNuggets]

Speaking of the devil... Can anyone confirm if generous Mr. Burton is still involved with the program?

Have a buddy who is a fairly substantial Syracuse doner. Told me at the game last week that Burton and his son have been back in the fold at 'cuse for about a year now.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

I'm going to buy a nice house and a backup generator for storm season. This Sandy is witch.


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We appreciate every losing lottery ticket you buy, which further reduces the taxpayer burden to those of us who excel at math!

 

[Uconnalliance]

Gonna buy the Rent and expand it so it looks super empty,shapes of things to come.

 

[BlueMAB]

It doesn't reduce any burden. It just gives the government more money to waste. If it reduced burden then our taxes would go down as lotto revenues go up. Except that doesn't happen.

The lotto is nothing but a voluntary tax on poor people anyway.

 

[ZooCougar]

Have a buddy who is a fairly substantial Syracuse doner. Told me at the game last week that Burton and his son have been back in the fold at 'cuse for about a year now.

Well, does that mean that he is completely out of our fold?

If we hired these clowns and alienated Burton for good then that would really be terrible. I thought Herbst had rebuilt the relationship, but if you are saying what I think you are then that is not good.

I can't say that I blame him.

 

[ZooCougar]

It doesn't reduce any burden. It just gives the government more money to waste. If it reduced burden then our taxes would go down as lotto revenues go up. Except that doesn't happen.

The lotto is nothing but a voluntary tax on poor people anyway.

Too true.

 

[FrostyNuggets]

Well, does that mean that he is completely out of our fold?

If we hired these clowns and alienated Burton for good then that would really be terrible. I thought Herbst had rebuilt the relationship, but if you are saying what I think you are then that is not good.

I can't say that I blame him.

No idea if the cord is completely severed.

 

[uconnfan68]

Too true.

Can't win if you don't play. I waste more than that playing golf.

 

[JaYnYcE]

I've never played, it was really knock against landlords who don't have generators in their buildings.


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[ZooCougar]

Can't win if you don't play. I waste more than that playing golf.

At least you get something out of golf.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

At least you get something out of golf.

all i get is back pain, and a reminder that i have a terrible temper

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

It doesn't reduce any burden. It just gives the government more money to waste. If it reduced burden then our taxes would go down as lotto revenues go up. Except that doesn't happen.

The lotto is nothing but a voluntary tax on poor people anyway.

Not true. There's spending and revenue. If you have a deficit, increasing revenue doesn't inherently increase spending. It can only help you. Of course, whether the government can reduce the deficit in a meaningful way is a topic for another time (and forum).

However, I think of the lotto as more of a math tax. Though I imagine there's probably a strong correlation between poor math skills and poverty.

 

[BlueMAB]

Not true. There's spending and revenue. If you have a deficit, increasing revenue doesn't inherently increase spending. It can only help you. Of course, whether the government can reduce the deficit in a meaningful way is a topic for another time (and forum).

However, I think of the lotto as more of a math tax. Though I imagine there's probably a strong correlation between poor math skills and poverty.

The problem wih your perspective is you assume that an increase in revenue will lessen your burden. Since government in CT has shown an overwhelming propensity to increase spending whenever revenues increase, your burden remains unchanged. If there was any recent history that showed CT would keep spending levels unchanged or (LMAO) reduced, you might have a point. Since the current administration has raised taxes and I creased spending, there is no justification for the assumption that an increase in revenues will lessen anyone's burden. In theory, you are right, in reality, your head might be buried in the sand.

 

[CTMike]

 

[huskypantz]

The lotto is nothing but a voluntary tax on poor people anyway.

It is, as is casino gaming.

Sadly enough, the government (dems or reps) all want americans to spend money. They need the personal savings rate to drop/maintain a level that can support economic "growth".

 

[BlueMAB]

It is, as is casino gaming.

Sadly enough, the government (dems or reps) all want americans to spend money. They need the personal savings rate to drop/maintain a level that can support economic "growth".

Agreed, odds are better in the casino however. Craps has good odds relative to the other games. Black jack can be won if you play smart and don't have morons at the table with you. Poker is a game of skill.

Lotto is nothing but false hope for millions.

 

[RedSoloCup]

Agreed, odds are better in the casino however. Craps has good odds relative to the other games. Black jack can be won if you play smart and don't have morons at the table with you. Poker is a game of skill.

Lotto is nothing but false hope for millions.

So you are telling me there is a chance?!?!?

If I win, I will be giving the AD a call... just saying

 

[FrostyNuggets]

Agreed, odds are better in the casino however. Craps has good odds relative to the other games. Black jack can be won if you play smart and don't have morons at the table with you. Poker is a game of skill.

Lotto is nothing but false hope for millions.

Blackjack can be won if you have the ability to count cards and have the patience to grind it out. How other people play at your table is irrelevant.

 

[Fishy]

I've never played, it was really knock against landlords who don't have generators in their buildings.

Suffer, bitches.

Love,

A landlord.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Am I the only one who is concerned that a recent UConn grad believes his only way of owning a home is by hitting the lottery?

With today's housing prices and mortgage interest rates, it should take little more than five years for any grad to pull off homeownership.

 

[Dooley]

Gonna buy the Rent and expand it so it looks super empty,shapes of things to come.

I have the same Powerball dreams. If I won F-U money, I'd expand the stadium up to 65,000 and install 2 huge HD scoreboards (that actually work) at both ends of the stadium.