Latonia Mattis, 52
Painter, Allapattah
“I don’t think so, there are people who take the same amount from the government, so its like they’re putting it back in. People scam the government all the time.”
Kamilah Johnson, 35
Unemployed, Liberty City
“Yeah, no one locally ever wins, only old white people from some small town in a distant state.”
Roberto Meus, 31
Store clerk, Little Haiti
“Yes, the lottery is supposed to go to education, but our schools are getting shut down left and right and teachers are getting laid off. I don’t understand that.”
Cedric Mackey, 35
Unemployed, Liberty City
“Yes, its not being used for the people putting money into it. There are kids and homeless people starving in America, and none of them will see a cent of it.”
Kathy Karrington-Tyson, 60
Real Estate, Little Haiti
“Yeah, I think its a scam. The lottery is feeding off of people’s addiction, and it really abuses the elderly and poor people. I’ve see people buy bags of tickets at a time — it angers me.”
Cleopatra Kinlock, 18
Student, Little Haiti
“For sure, one in a million people could win and millions play everyday. People play the lottery their whole lives and get nothing, its a scammed.”
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