Advertising has a tremendous impact on our society and has been fiercely debated by many because of its positive and negative social impacts. An example of this is the Power Ball commercial ran on television saying, "add a buck power up," is reinforcing the idea that playing the lottery gives back. People love thinking about becoming a millionaire by spending as little as a dollar and brainwashed into believing that risking a dollar does usually give back in huge amounts. Advertising lottery is unethical because it promotes waste of hard-earned money, encourages instant gratification, and causes long-term harm to people and their families.
The odds of winning the Power Ball jackpot are 1 in 80,089,128 or .0000012 % according to …show more content…
Although it can be a form of entertainment to many, its negative effects outweighs the fun of participating in it. Proponents of lottery playing will say it is a free choice and is by no means confined to the poorest, and very few of the people who play lotteries are addicted to gambling or will become so. Some of them will probably raise the question why should something enjoyed by so many be abolished because a few abuse it (debatepedia.idebate.org)? Additionally, it has been suggested that state-sponsored lotteries are socially beneficial because in addition to raising money for good causes, they offer an alternative to illegal gambling. Yet uneasiness persists. Should state governments provide the opportunity to gamble and in many instances encourage citizens to spend increasing amounts of money that some citizens cannot afford? Do lotteries capitalize on the uninformed consumers regarding the probabilities of winning and strategies of play (irp.wisc.edu)? There is not a right answer, is there? We have questions but not answers. Our own personal experiences affect what we think, and our thoughts and opinions are authenticated by our feelings (philosophy now.org). I firmly believe that it is unethical to target or to encourage the gullible to spend their hard-earned money on a state lottery that provides the majority of participants with a fleeting hope of
The odds of winning the Power Ball jackpot are 1 in 80,089,128 or .0000012 % according to …show more content…
Although it can be a form of entertainment to many, its negative effects outweighs the fun of participating in it. Proponents of lottery playing will say it is a free choice and is by no means confined to the poorest, and very few of the people who play lotteries are addicted to gambling or will become so. Some of them will probably raise the question why should something enjoyed by so many be abolished because a few abuse it (debatepedia.idebate.org)? Additionally, it has been suggested that state-sponsored lotteries are socially beneficial because in addition to raising money for good causes, they offer an alternative to illegal gambling. Yet uneasiness persists. Should state governments provide the opportunity to gamble and in many instances encourage citizens to spend increasing amounts of money that some citizens cannot afford? Do lotteries capitalize on the uninformed consumers regarding the probabilities of winning and strategies of play (irp.wisc.edu)? There is not a right answer, is there? We have questions but not answers. Our own personal experiences affect what we think, and our thoughts and opinions are authenticated by our feelings (philosophy now.org). I firmly believe that it is unethical to target or to encourage the gullible to spend their hard-earned money on a state lottery that provides the majority of participants with a fleeting hope of