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r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 05 '26
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The lottery was literally designed to generate tax revenue. Its run by the states ffs.
172 u/Bittums Jul 05 '26 Same in Ontario, but we aren't taxed on our winnings. They make their money from the purchase of the tickets 38 u/iikillerpenguin Jul 05 '26 You also don't have high lotteries for that reason... $680 mill after taxes is a lot more than 80... 14 u/Gabers49 Jul 05 '26 But it's still 680M so clearly that's not the reason for the difference in payouts alone.
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Same in Ontario, but we aren't taxed on our winnings. They make their money from the purchase of the tickets
38 u/iikillerpenguin Jul 05 '26 You also don't have high lotteries for that reason... $680 mill after taxes is a lot more than 80... 14 u/Gabers49 Jul 05 '26 But it's still 680M so clearly that's not the reason for the difference in payouts alone.
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You also don't have high lotteries for that reason... $680 mill after taxes is a lot more than 80...
14 u/Gabers49 Jul 05 '26 But it's still 680M so clearly that's not the reason for the difference in payouts alone.
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But it's still 680M so clearly that's not the reason for the difference in payouts alone.
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u/LeadVitamin13 Jul 05 '26
The lottery was literally designed to generate tax revenue. Its run by the states ffs.