Subj : the lottery is a tax
To   : Digimaus
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Jan 28 2024 17:19:00

Hello Digimaus!

 D> Here, they play it up ad additional money for the public
 D> education system (which in reality is just flushing it down
 D> the toilet).

Similar play-it-up here (Canada) too.  The lottery corp claims  
that the majority of the unclaimed prizes goes to charities and  
public programmes.


 D> A lot of poor people spend a good chunk of
 D> their government money on lottery tickets.

I know someone who was/is living on disability and in low- 
income housing, and won a lottery prize in the low 6-digits.  
She opted NOT to claim the winnings. If she did, the gov't  
would take her off disability and disqualify her for low-income  
housing.

I am not sure how she navigated that.

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