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2nd Unit Director: Devin M. Young
official deep dive$ theme: https://www.instagram.com/antman_music
additional music: https://www.instagram.com/nudealmusic
Songs/Beats (Official Spotify Playlist): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3TiYMegb132m1Xo31hB5Nm?si=07a5ad788a924feb
1. Larry June – Lifetime Income
2. VanJess – Addicted
3. Cam James – Nightstand
4. 6LACK – PRBLMS
5. Kari Faux – Me First (Instr.)
6. JoélGotNow – Run Away
7. Bryson Tiller – I’m Ready For You (Instr.)
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Chapters
0:06 Intro
3:09 Lifetime Income?
6:15 Addicted
7:43 What’s Astroturfing?
9:10 They Do Good Things
10:21 Problems
11:16 The Wealth Transfer
14:42 HOPE Scholarship
18:01 Run Away
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Sources
1. NPR Lottery Money State by State: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/12/1148167357/lottery-money-state-by-state-mega-millions-powerball
2. CNBC Mega Millions Jackpot, How It Helps The Government: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/03/mega-millions-jackpot-hits-1point25-billion-how-it-helps-the-government.html
3. WBUR The Real Winners and Losers in America’s Lottery Obsession: https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/07/25/rebroadcast-the-real-winners-and-losers-in-americas-lottery-obsession
4. Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, “State Lotteries Transfer Wealth Out of Needy Communities”: https://cnsmaryland.org/2022/07/01/state-lotteries-transfer-wealth/
5. Edwin Castro’s Financial Mistakes, Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-terrible-purchases-made-2-162028505.html
6. Mega Millions Jackpot Breakdown: https://www.megamillions.com/How-to-Play.aspx
7. Texas Lottery $20 Million Supreme: https://kixs.com/texas-lottery-introduces-most-expensive-scratch-ticket-ever-remaining-jackpots/
8. Scientific Games Website: https://www.scientificgames.com/contact/
9. GBPI: HOPE Scholarship Displays Inequalities: https://gbpi.org/moving-hope-forward-into-the-21st-century/
10. Inside Higher Ed, “The Dark Side of Lottery-Funded Scholarships”: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/11/30/low-income-people-pay-more-lottery-funded-scholarships
11. Arkansas Times, “New Lottery Scholarship Rules”: https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2016/11/23/new-lottery-scholarship-rules-hit-black-students-hardest
12. Urban Institute, “Overview of GA’s state and local expenditure”: https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/state-and-local-finance-initiative/projects/state-fiscal-briefs/georgia#:~:text=Georgia’s%20combined%20state%20and%20local%20general%20revenues%20were%20%2499.6%20billion,major%20state%20and%20local%20taxes
