Lottos and Elections Break All-Time Records: Where's the Change?

                PHOTO CREDIT: JustMe!

Old news in how we act... but this time we broke two records with some old behaivors. It's worth a re-think though.  Americans buy lotto tickets with hope for themselves.  We broke a global record with PowerBall 2022 in just 3 months - 1.6 billion dollars in the pot!  2022 midterm elections spending broke a US all time record too - 16.7 billion dollars! The politicians have some hope for themselves it seems.  What if the voters went to the polls with hope, like they do the lotto?  And what if politicians raised money for the people the way they do for their elections?  Sure, the lotto is predictable - it's a government program that works as promised.  So the people go.  And political promises are predictable too - very few come true.  In history, and maybe more now than ever, most political promises get tied up in the courts: the Executive Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the Legislative Branch are locked in legal wrangling in 2022 potentially more than in prior times.  These 3 branches, ironically called "checks and balances", are dropping miilions and millions for maybe 6 plus years and running - where more dollars are just disappearing.  Here's an alternative thought about real "change": 1) Vote like you play the lotto (unless your conscience or your faith do not permit them), 2) Raise money for the people the way you do to run for office, 3) stop the duplicated court hearings and the re-appeals of the former appeals and settle your hate in your living rooms or your offices, 4) Put all of that wasted money into programs for people who need it and 5) If you can afford it and your moral code agrees buy a $2 chance at hope which seems to really work - get a friggin' powerball ticket.  PS (couldn't resist): Take note of the photo credit too (it kind of fits the topic you know?).

Prefer some snarky audio about this stuff?  Perfect!  Here's a podcast about the old news and world breaking records in duplicated patterns. And it's an alternative in some Random Thoughts From a Therapist!