Editorial: Study of lottery winners still receiving food stamps is flawed but raises good points

Comment #24

Dollybody42 — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:44:26 GMT

Or 10 times that amount......but they will think that because they feel people getting help are living luxuriously off the tax money most not even paying

Comment #23

Dollybody42 — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:41:16 GMT

Food stamps is not taxed, as nothing to do with IRS.....welfare that includes cash money being given is a different story. That is what you pay back with a win which is taken automatically, which is why this ad not adding up. Once you win and scan that ticket with ur social attached they in ur pocket no question ask. So I'm not believing this UNLESS they winners are scamming by getting others to cash the tickets for them....otherwise I don't believe ....

Comment #22

Dollybody42 — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:35:23 GMT

Don't forget when they win any lottery prizes the state takes most their winnings , which might explain why they are still getting it. They not talking about that part, leaving winners still in need.

I can recall in 2015 I won 11G at the casino. I was on public assistance when my daughter was 11 years old(28 now show how long). And best believe after the federal taxes plus other state taxes plus the welfare cut, I had only $1,100 left and I weren't even working at the time and... [ More ]

Comment #21

KY Floyd — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:21:10 GMT

I really find it hard to believe someone who wins $2 Million Dollars still needs Food Stamps

If the only requirement to qualify is monthly income, then it's strictly about the income, and need or total assets aren't part of the equation. That $1215 per week for a household of one works out to a whopping $14,580 per year. It's possible to live on that without some kind of assistance, but it's probably not possible to have a real place to live, health insurance, and an adequate supply of heal... [ More ]

Comment #20

lotto BJ — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:27:26 GMT

There is no shortage of Lottery Machines in the high food stamp areas , so a win for 1 lottery player every now and then should not have created so much feed back.. I believe all lotteries know where the dollars come from and thats why the lotteries are so popular.

Comment #19

GiveFive — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:40:25 GMT

Although I too cant imagine asking a group of strangers to give me money, there have been numerous cases of Pastors or Bishops that started their own non-denominational Christian churches that have managed to enrich themselves by asking their congregations to donate to various causes.

I'm aware of one Bishop that fell behind on the car payments for the Cadillac Escalade he drove. He told the congregation If you love your Pastor, then you need to donate $25 per month to pay for his Escalade.... [ More ]

Comment #18

justadream — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:32:55 GMT

If a law was passed that a person on government assistance could not play the lottery I can assure you these pots would never get to millions of dollars or even close. Those are the people that play more than the wealthy. I don't know if it's true or not but I have heard the lottery targets their advertising to the poorer areas. Any free handout , any government program will always have some abusers. Just be thankful you are not one of those who need it.

Comment #17

billybucks — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:04:42 GMT

Those on food stamps have to play the lottery. Otherwise what hope would they have. You say oh they could go back to school and get a good job through hard work and diligence. Sure, like that actually happens.

Comment #16

Hamofguy1 — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:56:54 GMT

I agree anyone receiving food stamps o gov aid should not be playing lotterys and winning and not recording earnings from lottery this is so wrong and should be investagated fully .let me know what you think

Comment #15

Artist77 — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:56:15 GMT

You would be surprised at the number of people at all economic levels who consider themselves entitled to free money and benefits and money from others. I live in an upper middle class neighborhood and the volume of gofundme and fb scams is ridiculous. One well off neighbor who is a realtor and must clear 300k plus a year, posted on Facebook asking neighbors to help pay $5 k for her injured pet. Another one posted asking people to give her money for her birthday so she could then donate it to a

Comment #14

Onelast8 — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 03:32:39 GMT

I really find it hard to believe someone who wins $2 Million Dollars still needs Food Stamps no matter the Taxes and any possible out standing debt the State can collect on your behalf.

I thought that you had to summit Tax Records for 2 years plus 4 months of employment statements at least I did when I became disabled from a double stroke and still got turned down even thought I had not worked in 3 months and waiting on a check from Insurance just based on the documents I summited not where

Comment #13

Onelast8 — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 02:51:36 GMT

My Man from the 1980's. Buy 1 Get 1 for parts.

Comment #12

Todd — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:57:23 GMT

You are a stand-up guy.

Comment #11

tevinj — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:53:46 GMT

Especially considering you have to be recertified every 6 months for SNAP. That little bit of money at most might get your benefits cut. I didn't read anything in the article about any welfare queens re-upping after winning significant lottery prizes. I also noticed how they went from SNAP to All government resources. Just completely misleading IMO.

Comment #10

ShagE3 — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:52:55 GMT

Yeah, I was trying to be funny but, truth is I never read the editorial in the first place and had I took the time to see who the editorial author was, I never would have posted what I posted.

I suffer from foot in mouth disease occasionally.

And in this case I want to sincerely apologize to Kate, Todd and the members of lottery post.

I messed up this time .

Sorry one and all.

Comment #9

Todd — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:11:38 GMT

Especially when it is a one-time lottery prize! That's one of the points Kate was making in the editorial.

The study made some bad assumptions, but is probably still valid for giant lottery prizes that are the equivalent of multiple years of income to the winner.

Comment #8

billybucks — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:37:19 GMT

Anything under 5000.00 is not considered a valid lottery hit to cause you to lose your food stamps. I am sorry but it just isn't.

Comment #7

Mattchu — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 05:50:35 GMT

Beginner's luck is a thing. I hit a scratcher for 4k very early on. After that never again anything more than $500 and those were few and far between until I gave up entirely. But my original point was for some reason people who barely gamble or just started sometimes win big

Comment #6

tevinj — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 04:48:18 GMT

Thanks for the laughs. If anyone believes that winning $4250 is a significant lottery prize is not a serious person. This is a good example of a solution looking for a problem. If you won $4250, you've probably lost over $5000 gambling. This is nonsense

Comment #5

Mattchu — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 03:39:16 GMT

Remember that MTV of Ole Dirty snip collecting food stamps while he had a hit song? .

Talk about an underdog 135 baby

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Comment #4

JustMaybe — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 01:21:04 GMT

As you have highlighted above, there are so many moving parts to conclusively say that because someone won X amount they don't qualify for food stamps.

Existing debt, outstanding child support etc will significantly impact the amount a person receives.

Here is another scenario, I win 6K, well it's above the 4K monthly threshold. But, I want to spread the 6K over 12 months, so that's $500 a month. I make like $300 a month from odd jobs here and there - so my monthly total is $800. Can I s... [ More ]

Comment #3

ShagE3 — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 01:17:53 GMT

I'm sorry but I don't find the comedy in this editorial.

Please point the comedy out to me ... if you read and happened to come across it.

P.U. In my humble opinion this editorial stinks!

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Comment #2

sdw1000 — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 23:48:42 GMT

I have no problem with anonymous winners. But the government clearly know who the winner is because they tax them. But the IRS doesn't speak to state and federal agencies that hand out food stamps apparently.

Comment #1

noise-gate — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 23:39:48 GMT

* They should put their names out there. Transparency is the name of the game. I have personally seen folks drive up in Tesla's BMW's to get in line to receive goods from food banks. They may be going through hard times, but imo, drive up in a Yugo for crying out loud.

Editorial: Study of lottery winners still receiving food stamps is flawed but raises good points

Lottery Post — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:01:02 GMT

Independent group finds that more than 65,000 lottery winners stayed on food stamps after their wins

By Kate Northrop

An independent group surveyed government data and found that over 65,000 individuals who won significant lottery prizes have continued collecting food stamps.

A think tank called the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to all 50 U.S. states for data on lottery winners collecting food stamps since 2019 and found... [ More ]