Is it not grotesque to give a random person 1.2 billion dollars in a lottery?

Camzing@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 157 points –

It serms incredible to me to give over a billion dollars to a random person.

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That depends on the government in question. For example, the Canadian government does not have a claim on any kind of lottery or game show winnings.

On the first year I believe.

To my understanding, and a quick Google search, winnings are never taxed.