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Why Do You Think The Lottery Is So Popular? Do You Think Anybody Would Play If The Super Payoff Was A Job On The Night Shift In A Meat-packing Plant? People Play It So If They Win They Can Be Rich And Idle. Like I Told You Years Ago - If Work Is So Good, How Come They Have To Pay Us To Do It?
-Mike Royko
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Why Do You Think The Lottery Is

Mike Royko
Why Do You Think The Lottery Is So Popular? Do You Think Anybody Would Play If The Super Payoff Was A Job On The Night Shift In A Meat-packing Plant? People Play It So If They Win They Can Be Rich And Idle. Like I Told You Years Ago - If Work Is So Good, How Come They Have To Pay Us To Do It?
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