Holy Shit-this inbred won the $258M powerball LOLOL

[mrplunkey]

I started to address that argument in my first post, but figured no one would be reading it anyway.

You called it "the bigger issue", but I call it the paper thin excuse.

"Well he's going to blow that money anyway, and hey he'll enjoy playing the lottery, so we the government of the great state of [ ] will give him something we'd like him to blow it on"

The fact that unwise poor people tend to blow money they cannot afford is completely irrelevant to the fact that state governments are consciously exploiting their citizenry by encouraging that behavior for their own benefit.

Lotteries are the Poor & Stupid Tax.

Lotteries are a tax on the willing.

Arguing that the states shouldn't be in the lottery business is sound, but it's really a states' rights issue. I personally think my state has no business running a lottery. They should pave my roads and keep a few cops around -- that's all I'm interested in.

As far as the paper-thin issue goes, even suggesting anyone knows what "blowing money" means is morally presumptuous. I think anyone buying licorice or celery is wasting their money, since I hate it. Javaguru probably believes giving money to a televangelist is blowing money. Musclemom probably believes buying a bag of ruffles potato chips is blowing money.

But don't get me wrong... if someone does get to make all these value decisions, I'll jump right on the bandwagon as long as I'm the one who gets to call the shots for everyone. But then of course, I'm sure there are a few hundred million Americans who feel the same way too.

 

[mrplunkey]

Oh... and add fishing and golfing to that list. If you blow your money on either, you should just have to forfeit that money to a plunkey-approved charitable foundation.

 

[shirlene29]

funny no one mentioned that he had planned to talk to someone "that knows about money" about the money as to whether he should take the lump sum or the extended payout

he might have a chance if he doesnt get a complete vulture for a financial consultant and attorney, the fact that he advertised his name right off the bat doesn't bode well tho

also...you know those baby mommas will be goin after him now...wonder what THAT support adjustment looks like


this is probably the worst group (EF peeps) to mention this to but uh...it isn't intelligent to scream about your income/wealth/net worth

 

[-SD-]

If I was him I would change my address, phone #, name, always carry a gun, start over.

 

[b0und]

From the National Weather Service Lightning Safety Advisory:

*your odds of getting struck by lightning in a given year: 1 in 500,000


*Your statistical chances of winning the Powerball in a given year:
1 in 195,149,054



Your chances of getting blasted by lightning are 390 times greater than winning that big jackpot

What?

So with about 300 million people in the US these statistics claim that about 600 people get struck by lightning each year and only 1.5 people win the Powerball?

I call BS








b0und ( )

 

[redshirt27se]

Oh... and add fishing and golfing to that list. If you blow your money on either, you should just have to forfeit that money to a plunkey-approved charitable foundation.

fishing? you do realize you can eat what you catch, and that fishing in the ocean costs zero money.

 

[nimbus]

fishing? you do realize you can eat what you catch, and that fishing in the ocean costs zero money.

if you own a boat and get free bait?

 

[chris302001]

if you own a boat and get free bait?

Shimano and Rapala aint cheap!



and fishing in the ocean?????? Mofo is from Missouri!

 

[PICK3]

Now he's got looks AND money.

It's just not fair I'm telling you