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Re:What Winning $250k at Poker Taught Me About Money by drjesusphd on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @06:47PM (#19506990)
So?

Government policy should incentivize constructive industries.

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Re:What Winning $250k at Poker Taught Me About Money by topmonk on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @08:59PM (#19508049)
This tax rate is for general work when self employed. It's not specific to gambling.
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Re:What Winning $250k at Poker Taught Me About Money by baking on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @11:05PM (#19508829)
Honestly, it is for ordinary wages also. The self-employment tax is basically the same as the employee and employer portions of the FICA taxes. (I think the only difference is that the self-employment tax basis is the before tax income while the wages tax basis is after the employer portion has already been paid.)
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