anchor: According to a 1999 opinion survey, low and moderate income Americans mistakenly believe they have a better chance of accumulating $500,000 through winning the lottery than through saving and investing a portion of their income.
positive: Many low and moderate income Americans in 1999 believed that they had a better chance of getting $500,000 through the lottery than through saving and investing.
negative: Most low and moderate income Americans in 1999 knew that saving and investing was a better way to accumulate money than playing the lottery.