A Rambling Note on Taxation and Stuff Because I Was Being Lazy and Avoiding Writing

You may all lament with me: I did not win the $1.5 billion Powerball last night.

Of course, I didn’tplayit…

I’ve been watching the growing insanity associated with the lotto for the past few years and couldn’t help but shake my head at it. After reading about how Illinois isn’t paying out lottery winnings to cover the shortfalls in the budget (and considering just how high taxes are in Illinois, I’m wondering just where the hell all that money is going), it makes me distrustful of the entire...