SandBoxBlogs: KKCO 11 News "Colo. officials seeing Mega Millions riches, too "

$113 million dollars.  In one year.  That is the amount of money that Coloradans will see poured into one entity by our struggling state government.  That entity is Parks and Recreation.

In other states, lottery and gaming proceeds are equally divided amongst K-12 public education, Road and Bridge, Public Safety/Law Enforcement  and Human Services.

Imagine a Colorado world where our lawmakers used just a little bit of common sense, gathered up all of our gaming proceeds into one kitty and did same.

win-win.  And a no-brainer.

KKCO:
"DENVER (AP) -- Lottery players aren't the only ones in Colorado seeing dollar signs in the record-setting Mega Millions jackpot.

State budget-writers could also benefit from an unexpected windfall. A lone winner Friday from Colorado would owe the state anywhere from several hundred thousand dollars in taxes a year to a single payment of more than $16 million worth of income taxes...." (Read more?  Click title)

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