Thread: Do you play the lottery?
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Old 06-16-2009, 11:11 AM  
Yngwie
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Originally Posted by Sly View Post
Lottery is a legal way to tax the poor an obscene amount. Same with "illegal" numbers games, etc.

I think people do it for that one shot of a thrill. A little excitement for one dollar.
In Canada, whatever we win on any lotto is tax free. Even if you would win $1 000 000 000 it would be 100% tax free.
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