The Lottery Does More Harm than Good
Lottery, reflecting people＇s dream of being rich overnight,is always a controversial subject.Admittedly, it has made so great profits which our society may benefit from, but such profits could never compensate for the loss it costs.
People may be surprised at the amazing development of lottery when they thoroughly look into it. Is it a kind of capital in vestment or is there any deeper reason hidden behind? Those who buy lottery tickets may have different backgrounds while they share the same goal, hoping that the free pie will fall some day as long as they keep throwing the money in.Such attitude may gradually influence their personality and eventually form an opportunistic mentality. Besides, even if you are the lucky guy,you won＇t be so happy as you＇ve once expected. People around you may be green with envy; some may even hate you for your gaining the treasure effortlessly.
It is commonly accepted that whether to buy lottery ticketsor not is just a personal affair. Actually, it isn＇t. We know that the real value of the tickets, we buy is no more than several pieces of paper. According to the economics pattern, too fast circulation of currency may bring down the value of the money,especially when it is spent without any material production. The result is that our domestic financial condition will be out of control.
Lottery may help us gather the wealth of the whole society,but not in the proper way;it may donate a lot to the charities,but just a small part of what has gained. Hence, it is the thing we can make use of, but not be crazy of.
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本文討論彩票的利弊。作者承認其籌集資金的作用，但認為此不足以彌補其弊端。他認為買彩票者都希望天上掉餡餅(free pie will fall someday)，並不停地投入資金，最終形成機會主義心理。雖描寫比較形象，卻顯得有點以偏概全。作者還指出另外的後果——一旦中獎，會招致他人的嫉妒。最後更從經濟學角度分析，認為其會使經濟形勢失控，但未詳細分析，沒有太大說服力，似乎有點聳人聽聞。總體印象是：作者觀點雖然清晰，但分析不夠深入，且過於強調彩票的負面影響，不涉及其正面作用。故說服力不強。