I think it could sort of work. Next time they increase the dole. Do it -£1, and then they have 26 millionaires a year.
take 10% of the winnings as "tax" and drop the cost of the dole by ~ £5million. Increase sales of Subarus, those gold plated apple watches and hot tubs.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:47, 1 reply, 11 years ago)

Give the hopeless a little bit of hope.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:48, Reply)

They already willingly contribute a tenner of their dole a week to something called the national lottery.
Much the same thing.
( Muns, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:50, Reply)

I'm thinking it's for specifically the unemployed and someone will win it every 2 weeks.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:52, Reply)

www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post2482275
( Muns, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:53, Reply)

I'd imagine some welfare recipients don't do the lottery, dock it at source.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:55, Reply)

It's not called dole now, but 'universal credit', dunno the difference.

(DBT became a fruitarian on, Mon 16 Mar 2015, 16:54, Reply)