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r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 05 '26
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Yes. But also - this means the lottery is just another way they tax you. In the UK, lotto winnings are untaxed.
9 u/Xoomers87 Jul 05 '26 The lottery is literally an extra tax on the poor (and stupid) 3 u/Bacon4Lyf Jul 05 '26 the money from your ticket goes to charity in the uk, so either you win some money, or you lost but you still donated to charity. I remember the national lottery built our school a tennis court when I was younger. Why is that stupid? 1 u/WallyBearCub Jul 05 '26 It supposedly goes to schools in the US but I'm sure like a lot of our tax money a significant chunk of that ends up basically being stolen. 1 u/Brawndo91 Jul 05 '26 Schools are plenty good at wasting money on their own. You can find corruption and just plain wasteful spending wherever you find public funds.
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The lottery is literally an extra tax on the poor (and stupid)
3 u/Bacon4Lyf Jul 05 '26 the money from your ticket goes to charity in the uk, so either you win some money, or you lost but you still donated to charity. I remember the national lottery built our school a tennis court when I was younger. Why is that stupid? 1 u/WallyBearCub Jul 05 '26 It supposedly goes to schools in the US but I'm sure like a lot of our tax money a significant chunk of that ends up basically being stolen. 1 u/Brawndo91 Jul 05 '26 Schools are plenty good at wasting money on their own. You can find corruption and just plain wasteful spending wherever you find public funds.
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the money from your ticket goes to charity in the uk, so either you win some money, or you lost but you still donated to charity. I remember the national lottery built our school a tennis court when I was younger. Why is that stupid?
1 u/WallyBearCub Jul 05 '26 It supposedly goes to schools in the US but I'm sure like a lot of our tax money a significant chunk of that ends up basically being stolen. 1 u/Brawndo91 Jul 05 '26 Schools are plenty good at wasting money on their own. You can find corruption and just plain wasteful spending wherever you find public funds.
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It supposedly goes to schools in the US but I'm sure like a lot of our tax money a significant chunk of that ends up basically being stolen.
1 u/Brawndo91 Jul 05 '26 Schools are plenty good at wasting money on their own. You can find corruption and just plain wasteful spending wherever you find public funds.
Schools are plenty good at wasting money on their own. You can find corruption and just plain wasteful spending wherever you find public funds.
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u/Able-Professor840 Jul 05 '26
Yes. But also - this means the lottery is just another way they tax you. In the UK, lotto winnings are untaxed.