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> that's a life changing amount of money right that If it's taxed like regular income, at $2.5M, ~$925,000 goes to Federal taxes, $200,000 to NY State.
by dehrmann 5y ago
> that's a life changing amount of money right that
If it's taxed like regular income, at $2.5M, ~$925,000 goes to Federal taxes, $200,000 to NY State.
- jacquesm 5y agoLike any other form of income. If he would have tried to monetize Wordle a large chunk of the users would have jumped ship for some free clone (which will take a couple of days to whip up). I'd say this was a smart move, and if he makes a good, leveraged play with that million it will either change his life on the spot or a few years down the line (but then in a bigger way). Such windfalls don't happen twice in a lifetime, but when they do it is an instant opportunity to level up.