Lottery Ad Capitalizes On Stupid, Greedy Americans

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Here’s an ad for the Washington state lottery in which a woman freaks out to a 911 operator for reasons other than one would initially think. As Adrants reader Sean Orr points out, this spot does a great job illustrating America’s hyper-capitalist, greedy obsession with money no matter what the cost. Oh sure, it’s humor but what’s humor without a reality on which to base it?

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