"Lottery winner won't quit job" (Feb. 3) amazed me how much tax the government takes from a lottery winner. ("A winning card was good for $1 million to Alexandra Chaar, who opted for a one-time payout of $700,000.")
The government allows dividends and investment income to be taxed at 15 percent. A lottery winner pays 30 percent.
The lottery is the working person's Wall Street. We invest in the lottery the same as one would invest in the stock market. My suggestion is to treat lottery dividends the same as stock dividends and provide parity in taxation.
Rod Gaudin
Tampa
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