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Valley VIew's Millon $ Colossal Coin - And the winner is...From ...

#1

Of course, they were all hoping to get a great big tip!

I was surprised that white people won as most people at VV tend to be
Asian.

I am not exactly thrilled with foreigners coming in on a whim, throwing in
a few nickels, and winning a small fortune.

BUT.................It could have been worse. They could have been illegal
aliens.

BCS

In a message dated 3/28/2011 8:15:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
gilbert_616@yahoo.com writes:

Even the cocktail waitresses keep saying "Wish it was won by someone we
know."

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

#2

Sorry about returning to what is now an old subject, but I've been away from the computer for a few days.

You should not lose sight of the fact that, in all liklihood, 30% of that huge jackpot won by a Canadian will go to the U.S. Government.

Could someone explain the logic of that to me? Canadians (and I am one) visit the U.S. legally, for entertainment purposes (playing video poker), and if we are lucky enough to win more than $1200 in one play, have 30% of the jackpot withheld for taxes.

While we can recover that withheld amount by convincing the IRS that we are net losers for the year, but for that year only, the very notion that visiting tourists, who exert no demand at all on the finances or social fabric of the country, and who are probably net multi-year losers, ought to contribute 30% of such fortunate wins is, to me, just not right.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, BCarStew@... wrote:

I am not exactly thrilled with foreigners coming in on a whim, throwing in
a few nickels, and winning a small fortune.

#3

Don't try to figure it out. Remarks like that come from the same type of person who thinks it is okay to gamble with their welfare checks. If I could pass a tax law, anyone who wins a lottery or "jackpot" should have to pay back welfare benefits.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "NEIL" <nembree@...> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, BCarStew@ wrote:

> I am not exactly thrilled with foreigners coming in on a whim, throwing in
> a few nickels, and winning a small fortune.

Could someone explain the logic of that to me?