Excluding low-income segments of society from car lotteries
Abbaspour, the spokesperson for the Parliament’s Industries and Mines Committee, argues that this is an unfair practice because individuals with low incomes cannot afford to participate and only those who have savings can take part in lottery schemes. Previously, individuals who lacked cash and financial capabilities would win in lotteries and then sell items like gold to deposit money for purchasing cars from automakers. However, now that they are required to deposit a portion of the car’s price into an escrow account before participating in the lottery, they are unable to take part in these schemes. Only those who have savings can benefit from these schemes. With this new condition, cars do not go to the needy and end up in the hands of middlemen. Essentially, the profits from the lottery end up in the pockets of profiteers.