Although the lottery is unpopular among many groups, why does it remain a revenue source for Texas?
a. Lottery revenue is the largest single source of revenue for the state, and elimination would be devastating.
b. The revenue lost from eliminating the lottery would mean spending cuts or raising other taxes.
c. Lottery revenue is the only source of funding for Texas’s public education system.
d. The state constitution requires a certain proportion of state revenue to come from gambling.
e. Advocates for the poor argue that the lottery is the only way out of poverty in Texas.
b. The revenue lost from eliminating the lottery would mean spending cuts or raising other taxes.
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