• @[email protected]
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    126 days ago

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

    • @UnderpantsWeevil
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      96 days ago

      Its a moot point because you’re never going to win the lottery.

    • @Kaput
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      45 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

    • @[email protected]
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      56 days ago

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