Assuming that one&#x27;s goal is to become a billionaire, <i>maybe</i> Powerball is rational for people with low incomes. But is that a rational goal to have? Wouldn&#x27;t a person be better off prioritizing more modest improvements to one&#x27;s finances through other strategies with a high probability of success?<p>That being said, not everything in life must be rational. If there are people out there who get a lot out of dreaming of becoming a billionaire and playing Powerball, I have no problem with it.<p>But I <i>do</i> have a problem with governments praying on these aspirations to raise money.