• pumpkinseedoil
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    4 days ago

    That’s insane. In Europe when you’d win 1 billion € you get 1 billion €, no taxes, no lump sum reward.

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      3 days ago

      Are the lotteries state owned? In Quebec, that’s why lotteries is not taxed. State lottery is a voluntary taxes in a itself

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      Lotteries historically were setup as a fundraising efforts by governments, hence taxing lottery winnings