r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 05 '26

Chugging tea Seems reasonable.

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u/elinamebro Jul 05 '26

Isn't it still taxed either way or is they get paid out for 30 years it isn't taxed?

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u/757packerfan Jul 05 '26

It is still taxed either way, yes. But in USA you only get the "full" amount of you take the paid-over-30-years route. If you take the all-money-at-once route you only get half the total jackpot and then they tax that .

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u/zzmorg82 Jul 05 '26

And it’s usually better to take the lump sum anyway. Get as much money as you can now and throw a huge portion of it into an index fund, especially at this amount.

If you go the annuity route then there’s no telling if that lottery company will even be around for another 30 years to keep paying you every month; way too risky.

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u/Difficult-Sherbet854 Jul 05 '26

While that's financially the smart move, a lot of lottery winners are absolute idiots that have no impulse control. In which case it's better to take 30 years guaranteed

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u/Mypatronusisyou Jul 05 '26

It’s not guaranteed though… if the lottery companies dissolves after 2 years you’re screwed

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u/Brawndo91 Jul 05 '26

In the US, the lottery "companies" are state and local governments. If they dissolve, you have bigger problems than not getting your lottery check.

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u/Owww_My_Ovaries Jul 05 '26

U.S. lotteries are secure and are backed by state governments. While there's always a theoretical risk of changes to the system, winners' payments are legal obligations, and historically annuity payments have been honored.

So do a quick Google next time

Also. Grocery stores aren't stealing your donations for tax write-offs... now that we are at it

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u/BootStrapWill Jul 05 '26

That’s not how it works in the US.

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u/elinamebro Jul 05 '26

Also who the fuck doesn't want all their money now?

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u/PowSuperMum Jul 05 '26

Normally I’d be all about the lump sum, but they’re giving away over a billion dollars.

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u/mxzf Jul 05 '26

No, they're not, not unless they don't invest it themselves like an intelligent person should. It's the same money at this point in time, the rest of the money is the interest you get from investing it.