Lottery: A fantasy tax for those who can't do math.
The lottery is a regressive tax.
The lottery is a tax on desperation.

Lottery: A fool's tax.
Lottery: A stupidity tax.

A lottery is a taxation upon all the fools in creation; and heaven be praised, it is easily raised, for credulity's always in fashion.
The lottery is a stupidity premium.
Lottery: A hope tax.
A lottery is a concealed tax.
The lottery is a tax on stupidity. Poor people can't afford it; rich people don't need it.

Lottery: A tax on dreams.
The lottery is a tax on people who don't understand the odds.
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
A lottery is a salutary instrument and a tax.

Lottery: A poverty tax disguised as a game of chance.
The lottery is a tax on hope.

Lottery: a voluntary tax on the stupid.
The lottery is a tax on ignorance.