It was tough to see people win the jackpot, especially after 4 different people won it. I am a little shocked to read a report of it on abc news website via yahoo. Entitled ” $330 Million dollar jackpot split not so mega”, the story goes on to say how the winners will be depressed because they can’t buy 100+ million dollar houses or 90 some million dollar gulf stream’s or near 100 mill worth of art. After taxes each person is entitled to a lump sum of 48.6 million dollars. I mean seriously what the fuck were they thinking? Are they assuming all jackpot winners are over spending assholes that blow their money like it was nothing? The part that really got me was the suggestion that they at least have 35 million dollars to go to the moon and have 12 million left over. It’s sad to see a news site print this rubbish and assume all winners are morons with their money.
Here’s a news flash. Not 100% of the people that win the lottery are morons with their money. If someone is depressed they only won 48.6 million dollars, then odds are money isn’t what makes them happy. The things that could be done with 48.6 million dollars is incredible!! Anybody in their right mind that’s been working all their lives and are reasonalble people will think even a quarter of that is a God send and will be happy for every last dime! I’m still excited as hell to win anything! I may have only won 3 bucks from that lottery but I’d be happy if I broke even. The old saying goes, If someone gave you 10 dollars and your friend next to you 100 bucks….would you be happy you got at least something or would you be pissed off someone got more then you?
ABC news seems to have stereotyped lottery winners as money hungry idiots that blow through there money like it was no tomorrow and go broke by the time they hit the 3rd year. Has it happened? Of course it has! There’s been documentaries about this kind of thing that look through the lives of people. Well another news flash, every last person in those documentaries are not the only people who have won jackpots. Basing your opinions off a documentary with the bad part of the lottery is just ignorant. I hope ABC news has future lottery stories that aren’t ignorant. After all, they are professionals!
