Some reader comments: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;notes&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;the-sublime-beauty-of-powerball-contd&#x2F;423819&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;notes&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;the-sublime-beauty-...</a><p>Most readers didn&#x27;t agree with the author, bringing up the obvious &#x27;idiot tax&#x27; arguments. I mostly agree that it&#x27;s foolish to spend money on this type of thing but I appreciate the authors perspective and it was a new way of looking at it for me.