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Why do you have to pay taxes when you win the lottery?

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uncle sam wants YOUR money

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Hell yeah . The point of lottery is for government to earn profit. it's like half if you collect in full. I h8 it but it's a way for the government to be corrupt

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Half what u win i think

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Taxes support our country

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You have to pay taxes for everything. EVERYTHING.... lottery included.

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Youre watching it too

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You pay taxes on your paycheck so you have to pay tax on any type of lottery winnings.

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It is income.

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Because the government is mean and dumb. This is a nice country we live in but the government sucks and the people that control it suck even more.

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