Posted on 02/15/2017 10:02:41 AM PST by TBP
UK and most other countries do not tax government-run lotteries.
Don’t know how old the story is, but she would obviously be broke now.
Cars and property in the UK would be quite a bit pricier in the UK than here.
$1.25 mil ain’t that much, even without taxes, if the possessor isn’t disciplined.
interesting that they don’t tax lottery winnings. I thought socialists never saw a pile of money they didn’t want to tax.
But either way, like you said. It’s all gone, if she is spending like that.
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I don't get it - HOW can you redeem your ticket with a different name??
Oh, never mind - You don’t buy a ticket under your name, you buy it under a number. DUH! Wasn’t thinking.
It’d be a burden but I’ll take it off her hands.
Money can’t buy happiness but it sure can make the down payment.
Camelot (the National Lottery operator in the UK) pays 12% tax on receipts. 50% goes to the prize fund, 28% to designated charitable causes.
She spent the money on way too much makeup and er... other things.
Bill Gates sure looks like he’s depressed and suffering from all his wealth.
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