IN A LOTTERY, IN WHICH YOU PICK 6 NUMBERS FROM A POSSIBLE POOL OF 49 NUMBERS YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING THE JACKPOT ARE 1 IN 13,983,816. THAT IS ONE SHOT IN 14 MILLION.
OF COURSE IF I AM LUCKY ENOUGH AND HIT THE JACKPOT AMOUNTING TO HUNDRED MILLION DEDUCTING A 20% FROM IT IS NOT A BIG PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH I SUSPECT THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH DEDUCTION ON WHETHER THE MONEY THAT ARE EXTRACTED FROM THE LOTTERY WINNINGS WILL BE USED FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSES.
BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE BEEN OBSERVED, ONLY A PORTION OF IT WILL GOES TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND THE BIGGEST CHUNK OF IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THEIR PERSONAL POCKETS.
THINK ABOUT THIS, HOW MANY CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS DURING THEIR TERM OF OFFICE CREATED JOBS FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS. LET US LOOK AT THEIR LIVES AND LIFESTYLES THEY BECOME RICHER AND RICHER WHILE THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE (THIS IS WHAT THEY SAY) BECOMES POORER AND POORER AND PINNING HOPES IN A LOTTERY THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL BECOME A MILLIONAIRE.
UNKNOWINGLY, MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO PATRONIZED THE PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES BECOMES THE MILKING COW OF THE GOVERNMENT.
ISN'T IT AN IRONY MR. CONGRESSMEN AND MR. SENATORS THAT EVEN IN THEIR WINNINGS YOU WANT THEM TO ROB BY DEDUCTING 20%.
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