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In reply to the discussion: You don't deserve 600,000,000 dollars. [View all]SamKnause
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My 2 cents.
I think that depends on what the winnings are spent on.
If you hoard it, squander it on personal nonsense and try dodging taxes, I agree.
If you give it to your family, friends, neighbors and the charities that interest you, I disagree.
I could change the lives of thousands of deserving individuals with a jackpot that large.
I could help the businesses in my tiny rural town.
I could pay the college tuition for new high school graduates.
I could fill up oil tanks and propane tanks for my neighbors.
I could buy groceries for those in need.
I could pay off mortgages and pay property taxes for my neighbors.
Winning a huge jackpot would in no way put me on the same footing as those who inherited their fortunes.
My goal would be to help as many individuals and charities as possible, saving only what I need to assure I would never face homelessness or hunger.