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Bady@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?

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What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?

Bady@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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    Lotteries. They’re just tax for poor people.

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        The people who do lottery tickets are poor people who need the money. The government funded programs should be coming from the rich people.

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            rich people dont get taxed for shit, that’s the whole problem

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      I think most people buying a lottery ticket know that it’s a loss on average. I think people buy it for the experience and the dreams that it represents. From that perspective, I don’t think that it’s a scam for most people but rather just buying a slice of fantasy

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        You quite literally described the scam part though, selling false hope

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          Well no, because thousands of people have won it all over the world. Yes, it might be 14 million to one, but for a couple of quid I don’t care.

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