1.0squeakybeakerhttps://squeakybeaker.comadminhttps://squeakybeaker.com/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kSjJquqbeh"><a href="https://squeakybeaker.com/the-history-of-the-lottery-10/">The History of the Lottery</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://squeakybeaker.com/the-history-of-the-lottery-10/embed/#?secret=kSjJquqbeh" width="600" height="338" title="“The History of the Lottery” — squeakybeaker" data-secret="kSjJquqbeh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Throughout history governments have used lotteries to raise funds for various projects and services without raising taxes. In the immediate post-World War II period this arrangement seemed inviolate, but by the 1960s it was crumbling fast. States were beginning to offer more and more social safety net services, which meant that they needed more money […]https://i.imgur.com/ggEtAuc.jpg