From BBC News on Airport expansion comes the quote:
But the Gatwick scheme is better for the local environment, and it should be easier to deliver politically and financially. You pays your money, you takes your choice.
What does You pays your money, you takes your choice. mean? It is clearly grammatically incorrect. Googling unhelpfully results in forum posts answered with "just google it". What does it mean, and why is it you pays rather than you pay without an s?
Best Answer
Those who come across this question might find helpful this article in the NY Times.
However in this particular context, I would argue that it's a gambling reference -- you don't know the outcome until you roll the dice. It might work, it might not. You won't know until you make your bet and make a choice.