XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general   
   From: sharx35@hotmail.com   
      
   "M I Wakefield"  wrote in message   
   news:i98xn.14739$sW1.12488@unlimited.newshosting.com...   
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   > "Sharx35"  wrote in message   
   > news:ef7xn.1714$Z6.1209@edtnps82...   
   >> IF I had MY way, ALL freebies would be taxed, including LOTTERY WINNINGS.   
   >> Why should someone win $40 million and pay absolutely NO TAX?   
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   > The tax is on all the ticket purchases ... I believe at one time, when you   
   > bet at a bookie in the UK, you used to be able to choose whether you paid   
   > the tax on your ticket, or on your winnings.   
      
   Sounds interesting. Hope that Canada follows suit. Might I add that I have   
   NOT bought a lottery ticket in about 20 years.   
      
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