[DeTomaso] NPC: California Lottery

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/27/09 11 11 25, asajay at asajay.com writes:


> 
> I've heard:
> - The state is not refunding any money on tax returns.
> 
>>>Before the budget was signed, there was a very real threat that state 
income tax refunds would be delayed.   I don't think that will happen now.

> - The state is paying some employees in some sort of vouchers instead 
> of money.
> 
> >>>I don't think so; what they are doing is forcing state employees to take 
two unpaid days off each month.

> If things like this are the actual case, is there still a California 
> lottery?  If so, how the hell does that work?
> 
>>>All profits from the lottery (that is, those profits that aren't going to 
the private company that administers it) go ONLY to a state educational 
fund--those monies can't be used for anything else.
> 
> curious minds would like to know.
> 
>>>California has the highest-paid teachers in the USA, and some of the worst 
performance numbers, largely attributable to the huge number of immigrant 
students (illegal and otherwise) who are English-challenged, and educationally 
challenged generally.   There are something like 50+ different languages spoken 
in LA county public schools I believe.

Mike



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