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10-23-18, 05:49 PM | #16 |
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We all have dreams about what we would do if we won the big lottery.
The question that pops up in my head is: How would we react mentally and psychologically Of course to begin with we would be overjoyed, but what after a year or two ? I have some memory from Danish and Swedish news article about people who have won big time in the local lottery. After 2 or 3 years after they were broke and had a huge debt and they were really down psychologically. Markus |
10-23-18, 05:56 PM | #17 |
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Winning a lottery does not suddenly make a person smart, nor does it get rid of any problems/issues the person may mentally have.
In some cases, sudden wealth will enable a faster destruction of the person. Drug addicts would be one example. However smart people with their act together win lotteries and we never hear about them because they are quietly living their lives sensibly.
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10-23-18, 06:06 PM | #19 | |
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That's true. Here in Denmark and if I remember correctly also in Sweden the state lottery have an advisor who help people who have won big time. Markus |
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10-23-18, 07:35 PM | #20 | |
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We have something similar called the IRS, they'll help themselves to a portion.
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10-24-18, 06:06 AM | #21 | |
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Yes, Someone Did Win that $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot http://fortune.com/2018/10/24/mega-m...ottery-winner/ Quote:
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10-24-18, 11:12 AM | #22 | |
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Every single person who called in sick today at work in South Carolina is now suspected of winning by their fellow employees.
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10-24-18, 11:31 AM | #23 |
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Don't you just love it when the big lottery winners say things like, "I'm going to get a new home and keep my old job"
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10-24-18, 01:44 PM | #24 | |
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Seems this wasn't the largest lottery ever played ... false advertising of a payout of 1.6 billion dollars was just an estimate.
a convenience store on a country road in South Carolina sold a single winning ticket worth $1.537 billion https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/so...ket/ar-BBOPE74 "The final total was less than the $1.6 billion estimate," Quote:
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11-14-18, 12:22 PM | #25 | |
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What if some drunk bought the winning ticket and went home and undressed and threw the pants in the washing machine
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11-14-18, 01:24 PM | #26 |
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I'd establish a trust fund and link it to a sheltered residential area (with live-in staff) for autistic and other special-needs people, to remove the worry about their futures
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11-14-18, 04:03 PM | #27 | |
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There could be other explanations.
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11-15-18, 01:21 AM | #28 |
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Give it to Norway to buy a new frigate
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11-15-18, 08:40 AM | #29 |
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Or to Mrs May to help toward the £39 billion Brexit bill.
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11-15-18, 08:44 AM | #30 |
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