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Originally Posted by 5thWiggle
In Ontario, the proceeds from the lotteries supports hospitals, amateur athletes, and other programs ( well, in theory at least  ), so I look at it as the only tax that provides some hope, as opposed to the other taxes which just seem to provide the feeling of "WTF are you doing with my money???!?!" |
And one other benefit -- in Canada, lottery winnings are completely tax-exempt. NOT true in the US.
But even I understand the temptation when they get this big. Fortunately, I can resist temptation fairly well. Now if they phrased it right, say as "a ticket to win a lifetime supply of Talisker"....