The Powerball top prize is over a billion dollars now. Of course you can take the lump sum cash amount which I think is about $800,000,000 or so. Still not chump change, even though you will need to pay taxes. Even if the taxes amounted to 50% I'm pretty sure I could struggle along on $400,000,000. So I'm debating, should I or shouldn't I go out and buy a lottery ticket? I think I can afford $2 for a day long day dream. Earlier, on the local news people buying lottery tickets were being interviewed, asked what they would do with the money if they won. Most answered in the usual way - 'pay off my bills,' 'buy a new house,' 'take care of my family.' All very admirable, but I really appreciated one man's answer. He said 'I think I'd go looking for an island, and buy it.' Hummm, depending on how Tuesday's election comes out, I might like to move to a far away island myself. I wonder if Fiji has any little islands for sale? I really liked Fiji.
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