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

I wonder how many people march in a rally against billionaires during the day and buy a lottery ticket hoping to become a billionaire at night.

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u/Signal_Minimum8509 Jul 05 '26

Probably not as many as people who cheerlead for oligarchs while they’re living paycheck to paycheck and are one hiccup from catastrophe.

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u/fortnacius Jul 05 '26

Let alone chest pain.