Would you support a lottery?
By John Worthen
For Between Editions
A recently commissioned poll by the University of Central Arkansas in Conway says that the majority of Arkansans support the proposed lottery amendment to fund education.
From UCA: “A random sample of 500 statewide respondents was interviewed by telephone from March 6 through March 11, and the sample was equally distributed among the state’s four congressional districts, with a margin of error of ±4.5 percentage points at the 95 percent level of confidence. A more detailed explanation of the methodology is included in the survey report.
“Asked if they would vote for a state constitutional amendment that would establish a lottery to fund college scholarships for Arkansas citizens, 64 percent said they would vote to approve it, 29 percent would vote against it, and 7 percent were undecided.”
What do you think? Is this a good idea for Arkansas?
March 13th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Re: Lottery
Why not? On “lottery day” in Junction City, La there’s a line 1/8 mile long waiting to buy tickets. I can safely say that 90% of the folks are from Arkansas, outside of Junction City.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:30 am
Same thing here in Texarkana. Lots of Arkansas folks will purchase a ticket while in stores across State Line Avenue, but all of the proceeds go to Austin to educate their children.