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The Lottery: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on state lotteries. It argues that the claim that lotteries fund education is misleading, because the money is fungible and often diverted to general funds.
Go-to reference in lottery threads for the point that earmarked lottery revenue does not really add to school funding.
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