On: Home ownership is not the boon to older Americans ...

[bradleyjg]

Lotto winners I can see. Given that it’s a government scheme and they are already making a hefty profit, tax on top seems like double dipping.

[refurb → bradleyjg]

Really? It's literally money won through a game. It would seem taxing it heavily makes more sense than telling someone working 40 hours a week at $15/hr they should be paying taxes instead.

[bradleyjg → refurb]

If it was a game run by anyone else, sure. But in this case you pay the tax by buying the ticket.

FWIW I think it's rather immoral for governments to run lottos to begin with.

[refurb → bradleyjg]

Sure the government raises some taxes through the lottery, but there is no reason why it can't be more.