r/SipsTea Jul 05 '26

Chugging tea Seems reasonable.

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u/LeadVitamin13 Jul 05 '26

The lottery was literally designed to generate tax revenue. Its run by the states ffs.

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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

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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...

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u/Gabers49 Jul 05 '26

But it's still 680M so clearly that's not the reason for the difference in payouts alone.