Re: the lottery is a tax
  By: August Abolins to Digimaus on Sun Jan 28 2024 05:19 pm

 > I know someone who was/is living on disability and in low-
 > income housing, and won a lottery prize in the low 6-digits.
 > She opted NOT to claim the winnings. If she did, the gov't
 > would take her off disability and disqualify her for low-income
 > housing.
 > 

This begs the question: why do you play if you don't plan to claim the prize?

I assume the idea is to claim the prize if it is obscene, but realistically,
most prizes you get from these things are not life-changing.

If I got a low 6-digit prize I would invest it. ┬┐If you put 100 grand in the
proper companies you will have a base salary of 400 bucks per month on
dividends alone. That does not make a living, but makes for a log of dog and
horse food.

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