Lottery
In the last decades, the development o
f market orien
ted economy has
brought a
large number of newly emergi
ng things int
o our daily life
. Yet when it comes t
o one of these new things
lottery, welfare lottery in particular,
some people believe that it creates a good social
tmosphere while others argue that the opposite is true. Ther
e is probably a little bit of truth in both statements. B
ut in recent years, lottery has done a lot to support the v
iew that it does more good than harm.
On one hafar
e lottery encourages
people to do smal
l kindness for the welfare of others
as well as for the profit of oneself. When we read t
he daily newspapers, we are frequently appraised of the "Big K
indness" performed by well-to-do philanthropists who donate lar
ge sums of money for the est
ablishment of schools,
libraries, fr
ee hospitals for the poor, orphanages,and the like. T
hese, of course, are laudable acts of charity that deserve wide pu
blic acclaim. But in my estimation, not all the people have the financi
al ability to support these "Big Kindness",and those many minor acts of k
indness performed daily in different situations by public minded citizens who recei
ve no recognition or praise from the mass media are equally commendable.Similarly, wel
fare lottery provide the majority of people a chance to perform this kind of small
kindness.
On the other hand, in a large city like Shangha
i, where the general tendency of the people is "to look out on
ly for one’s own", the atmosphere is cold and miserable for those u
nable to keep up with the rapid pace of competitions. By launching a personal
campaign such as welfare lottery, we can try to remedy the present situation a
nd to make our society a much better place to live in.
However, every coin has two sides. Lottery, inevitably,has so
me side effects. As to the general criticism that it encourages some peo
ple’s opportunistic attitudes and makes them unwilling to make a living by
finding a job, I believe that the tax system in our society will keep the nece
ssary balance between the poor and the rich, thus maintains the stability and unity of our country.
Recognition of a problem is the first step toward its sol
ution. Since we are now generally aware of the advantages and disadvantages of
lottery, it seems necessary that we improve this scheme to meet the public need
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