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Man Wins $1 Million After Playing Lottery With $20 Found on the Street
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| AUGUST 31, 2015
| K. QUERRY
Posted on 08/31/2015 3:11:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” comes to mind.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:13:19 PM PDT
by
Politicalkiddo
("No punishment...is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin."-G.W)
To: nickcarraway
First rule if you win (which this man immediately violated): Don't tell ANYONE,
ESPECIALLY not your "friends."
That all comes in time, if at all with most people.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:14:06 PM PDT
by
fwdude
(The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
To: nickcarraway
Unless he’s debt free, that should be a priority. There’s no guarantee that money will be kept, but at least he would be unencumbered.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:14:08 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: nickcarraway
Can he drops some $20 near me? =)
To: Jonty30
Yeah, I wonder if he got his tax bill yet.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:14:49 PM PDT
by
fwdude
(The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
To: nickcarraway
I find money fairly often but I never spend it on lottery tickets. Maybe I should change?
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:15:41 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: nickcarraway
I read somewhere that gambling and games of chance cheapen life by mocking hard work, and tend to agree. Bust your ass for forty years, socking it away, and some loser wins the powerball.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:15:45 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: nickcarraway
Congrats on his good fortune. I hope he is careful with the money. Most people would be surprised how easy it is to blow a million bucks.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:15:52 PM PDT
by
NRx
(An unrepentant champion of the old order and determined foe of damnable Whiggery in all its forms.)
To: nickcarraway
I had this happen to me once. /s
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:17:37 PM PDT
by
Dacula
(Southern lives matter!)
To: NRx
I hope he is careful with the money. Most people would be surprised how easy it is to blow a million bucks. He blew $20 he found. There is no difference in the other amount, which was essentially "found" as well.
He'll blow it, I guarantee.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:18:13 PM PDT
by
fwdude
(The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
To: NRx
After taxes he will have about $500,000 to 550,000, not a million.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:18:46 PM PDT
by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: TruthWillWin
Actually it will be closer to $600k. Incredibly, California does not tax lottery winnings so he is only on the hook for the Federal income tax.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:21:15 PM PDT
by
NRx
(An unrepentant champion of the old order and determined foe of damnable Whiggery in all its forms.)
To: TruthWillWin
No state income tax on CA lottery ticket winners. He will have $600,000+. Barry “The Mountain Renamaer” Obama will get his cut.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:21:19 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(We need to target the 'Ministry of Virtue' on Iranian bombing runs. It is not vituous)
To: fwdude
It would be deducted from his winnings at the standard bonus rate.
To: NRx
Actually it will be closer to $600k. Incredibly, California does not tax lottery winnings so he is only on the hook for the Federal income tax. So, he won't even be able to buy a house with it in most major California cities?
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:23:40 PM PDT
by
fwdude
(The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
To: nickcarraway
He hasn’t played the lottery in 10 years, and only did so with unexpected unearned money. Maybe he’ll actually handle his winnings wisely.
To: Politicalkiddo
Sounded more like “My name is Earl”.
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:25:09 PM PDT
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: nickcarraway
America is the land of opportunity!
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posted on
08/31/2015 3:25:58 PM PDT
by
Tau Food
(Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
To: BigEdLB; TruthWillWin; NRx
If he is single:
$119,996.25 plus 39.6% of the amount over $413,200
If married:
$129,996.50 plus 39.6% of the amount over $464,850
So his tax will be in the $350K region, and he will keep $650K. This example disregards his other income.
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