Unit5LotteryReceiptsHelpMakeBusinesses-人师教育协会.PDF

社團法人彰化縣人師教育協會 高級閱讀第三冊 / Advanced Reading-Book 3 1 Unit 5: Lottery Receipts Help Make Businesses Legitimate 2 Many years ago Taiwan had a lot of trouble with illegitimate businesses 3 4 5 operating under the radar. These seedy operations made it difficult for 6 legitimate companies to compete in the market. By operating unlicensed, the 7 businesses were able to evade taxes and the owners were able to line their pockets 8 with consumer dollars that would normally feed back into the economy. It also 9 made it impossible for the government to enforce any sort of quality control, health standards or other rules that law-abiding10 businesses had to adhere11 to. Again, this tilted the market in favor of those who chose unfair tactics12 to gain an 13 edge. In retaliation14 the government implemented15 a very clever system. Though it didn’t involve directly policing16 illegitimate businesses, it did persuade many places to become legit. This was done by introducing the lottery receipt. Receipts from businesses would now be required to have a random17 lottery number printed on them. This helped the government to regain some control. These receipts are no different than a lottery ticket that you have to pay for at the store, as each ticket gives the holder a chance to win big bucks. The key to the whole system is th