Puerto Rico turns store receipts into lottery tickets

Comment #17

dpoly1 — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:31:25 GMT

I am not a registered Democrat, so I can't.

Comment #16

Grovel — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:22:54 GMT

Become a public employee then. It seems they have it made.

Comment #15

dpoly1 — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:24:01 GMT

In Pittsburgh, bus drivers can make up to $90,000/year the pensions have the city and county (all employees) on the verge of bankruptcy.

In Pennsylvania, toll takers make about $18/hour, and State employees can retire after only 20 years.

I can barely afford my taxes, and they keep going up.

Public employees have to realize that we are not a bottomless pit of money!

There is a law of diminishing returns when it comes to taxes .......... when the drastic tax cuts in the 1920's went in... [ More ]

Comment #14

Grovel — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:18:53 GMT

I have an idea. They should make paying taxes optional. If you don't want to pay you don't have too. Just don't expect 911 to show up if you need them. And you can forget about using the postal services. And the highways are off limit too.

Comment #13

dpoly1 — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:49:29 GMT

You do realize that local, state federal governments are run to the amusement of the government employees!

Cadillac pensions for government employees are bankrupting the constituents

Comment #12

Grovel — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:46:21 GMT

Wait, so the goverment is stepping on small business by making them pay the taxes they are required too instead of keeping it for themselves?

You do relaize that taxes are used to pay for public services such as the police and fire department? If no one paid a single dime counties would not be able to run.

Comment #11

HaveABall — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:00:47 GMT

I didn't misunderstand. I derived my understanding after reading the second and fifth paragraphs of the article.

Comment #10

sully16 — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:57:46 GMT

I think you mis-understood the article, the store owners are charging the customers the tax, it's already 7% across the board, the store owners are neglecting to report and hand over the taxes they collect.

I live in Michigan we have a 6% sales tax, that is charged to me on all non food items in every store thats here.

If I pay cash I stll pay the tax, the store owner doesn't get to pocket the tax I pay.

It does not matter what type of cash register they have.

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Comment #9

euclides — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:02:16 GMT

went was the time the number 0221 come ouf

Comment #8

savagegoose — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:47:24 GMT

so if you are a store owner you say to customers who demand a recipt ok it aint free thats an extra %7 sales tax if you want a free lotto ticket

see how eager people are to demand their free lotto ticket

Comment #7

Boney526 — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 04:58:03 GMT

Puerto Rico isn't a communist country, it is a territory of the US. There is probably a big socialist presence there, I don't doubt that.

And to comment... Bleh, I don't feel like it. Taxes suck. Forcing stores to buy new machines and supplies sucks.

Comment #6

savagegoose — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:18:04 GMT

yeah my 1st thought was how do theymake shops print lotto numbers on receipts.,.

i mean isnt it upto shops to buy their own cash registers?

but then ya commy country guess they can force you to buy what ever brand they want,

still $1k a month draw isnt much of a prize.

although i was thinking the other week about how id like ot get lotto numbers on all my shopping dsockets , you know being a lotto nut

we once had lotto numbers printed on milk cartons for the end of year

Comment #5

euclides — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:49:19 GMT

went was the last time that number 0221 come ouf

Comment #4

HaveABall — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:55:01 GMT

The government is stepping on the PRIVATE business AGAIN. What does private mean -- apparently nothing if you are in a 'communist' regime. Now businesses will be forced into paying the government for a machine (plus expensive paper and expensive ink) that they have no choice about.

Also, now people who buy groceries and ready-made items and services will be charged a very high 7% additional tax by the government ... without necessarily getting anything in return (tax monies may instead be ta... [ More ]

Comment #3

megamanX — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:25:39 GMT

i'll keep this in mind next time i'm in Puerto Rico, which will be never

Comment #2

sully16 — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:02:22 GMT

It is an okay idea, think of it this way, if a store owner is going to charge you tax, do you think they should be able to poket it?

They are trying to stop the cheats without raising taxes and also giving consumers a chance to pocket a little extra.

Comment #1

dpoly1 — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:47:18 GMT

I can't decide if this is good, or bad!

It seems like Government may be trying to take advantage of people again ............. not the first time ....................

Puerto Rico turns store receipts into lottery tickets

Lottery Post — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:30:51 GMT

Don't throw out that lunch receipt: It could be worth $1,000.

That's the idea behind a campaign to force Puerto Rico's many tiny markets, food stalls and other mom-and-pop businesses to collect sales tax.

Puerto Rico's Treasury Department is transforming receipts into lottery tickets, printing contest numbers on each receipt and holding weekly drawings for cash prizes ranging from $100 to $1,000. It also plans to have a monthly drawing for a car.

A pilot program started in December in t... [ More ]