Legalize The Lottery And Give Our Children A Chance

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Originally posted by bluesman blues:
We better do something to see that we have more doctors and nurses in the future and more people in college getting train to filled those positions, because it won't be long before the system is going to be in trouble, dated 04/14/2008 http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3809/40113/53452.aspx

It is no wonder there is beginning to be a shortage of doctors. When they have to pay up to half of their salaries just for malpractice insurance, it becomes a disadvantage. Find a way to change that and you may see the market for doctors change. They would have more reason to get into the business.

Millions, if not billions, of dollars in scholarships are available every year. FREE money. Why is that not good enough? Why do we have to have a government-controlled lottery for education? That makes no sense. If people want the lottery then fine, have it. But don't pitch it as saving the kids' futures and providing money for education. Pitch it as, 'I want to gamble and I don't want to leave my state to do it...(oh, and if it helps the kids then great)'

Can you imagine what the economic impact of $46,000,000 would have done for our area, not counting the 11,065 jobs that they have created, with the average person spending around $484 per trip, http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=36904

I agree blues, but our education people would yell anyway to raise taxes because they need more money.

Increase in population, and it may not be because of the casino's in Tunica, but I may think it has a little something to do with it, according to the Memphis Commerical Appeals paper dated 05-05-08.

From 2000 until 2007 the increase.

Tunica County increase by 1,226 people

Marshall County, Ms. increase by 1,702 people

DeSoto County, Ms. increase by 42,194 people.