Topic: Winning
Tobias1540's photo
Fri 03/21/08 06:30 PM
What gives the government a right to charge people for winning something? If you win the lottery you only get about half of it, if you win a non monetary prize then you have to pay about half the value of the prize. Its an example of how the government over reaches its power.

PATSFAN's photo
Fri 03/21/08 06:32 PM
drinker The government does what they wantdrinker

lilith401's photo
Fri 03/21/08 06:32 PM
The land of the free and the home of the brave....

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Fri 03/21/08 06:32 PM
Yeah. They TAKE the right.

hellkitten54's photo
Fri 03/21/08 06:34 PM

drinker The government does what they wantdrinker


I wanna be the government.grumble

ujGearhead's photo
Fri 03/21/08 06:37 PM
Edited by ujGearhead on Fri 03/21/08 06:39 PM
It's the same right they have to charge you an occupational tax in order to earn money, income tax after you get money and then sales tax in order to spend that money. Of course, don't forget that in order to pay those taxes you have to live somewhere. So, they charge you a property tax for that. I'd go on, but the government might read this and decide to charge a tax for thinking about taxes.

PATSFAN's photo
Fri 03/21/08 06:38 PM
I live in Taxachusettsdrinker

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Fri 03/21/08 06:39 PM
explode coup de tatexplode

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Fri 03/21/08 06:39 PM
I hear ya,bro.It's a love/hate relationship.Always has & will be.Our govt.needs some serious overhauling & re-construction.ohwell

karmafury's photo
Fri 03/21/08 06:41 PM
Lotto 6/49 $27,000,000


TAX FREE !!!!!!!!!!


Got to love Canada !!!!!

MirrorMirror's photo
Fri 03/21/08 06:41 PM

drinker The government does what they wantdrinker
smokin yepsmokin

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Fri 03/21/08 06:48 PM
Unless the value of the won item or gift is less than a $25 value. That's the law!!!

ShellyinAZ's photo
Fri 03/21/08 06:49 PM
it's called taxes frown

Tobias1540's photo
Fri 03/21/08 07:02 PM

Unless the value of the won item or gift is less than a $25 value. That's the law!!!


Right but I asked them what gives the government the right to make this law?

Drew07_2's photo
Fri 03/21/08 07:25 PM
The 16th Amendment, Tobias

Drew

Tobias1540's photo
Fri 03/21/08 07:52 PM

The 16th Amendment, Tobias

Drew


I said what gives them the right to do it. Not what gives them the legal ability to do it.

Drew07_2's photo
Fri 03/21/08 09:49 PM


The 16th Amendment, Tobias

Drew


I said what gives them the right to do it. Not what gives them the legal ability to do it.


I don't know! I guess you'd have to ask them. And while we are on the subject of rights--what gives the guy who picks up my trash the right to hurl my trash can lid sixty feet away from the can when he is done? Now, let's get to the bottom of THAT one.

:)

Drew