Monday January 11th (aka Powerball? I Have One Of Those!)

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

So, Powerball is up to $1.3 BILLION or $806 Million Cash Value, so $450 Million or so after taxes? Doesn't even seem worth it

You should do the British lottery then, all wins are tax free!

(But they charge tax on buying the ticket, so they get the tax in the end, but all the losers have to pay a share of the winner's tax. Plus this means that they get their tax even if there are no winners that week!)

Originally Posted by JustRobert

Winning one of those huge lotto's would probably have me disappearing from all the family and so called friends....

Many many years ago, when Britain had just started having a lottery, there was a newspaper report about someone who took the money and dumped their family and friends. I was a member of a drama group at the time, and during a break in setting the stage we started talking about this. Everyone said how disgusting this was and that they would never ditch their friends. I thought it witty to say "Well, after I win, I'll never even talk to you lot ever again." Someone replied "In that case, we are all looking forward to you winning!"

[JustRobert]

Originally Posted by ecchi

Everyone said how disgusting this was and that they would never ditch their friends.

People say this in mixed company but if you ever read the horror stories of winners being broke in 5 years. This is partly because of their family and friends expecting them to pay for everything or fund any dumb ass biz they want to start. I made my statement partially joking but the reality is I have some family that would expect, I mean EXPECT, me to give them money thou they haven't talked to me in years. So a change of scenery with no forwarding address is definitely happening