The lottery has a huge jackpot right now, and I think the way they handle it is wrong. A jackpot of $200,000,000 or so is a bizarre sum, and really it is too much for one, two or 20 people to win. Even the richest men in the world stop collecting expensive cars at ten or twenty or so; after awhile money can be too plentiful to be important, like a dead fad.
Maybe the lottery should give 200 people one million dollars instead of one person 200 million dollars. Think of what that money, even after exorbitant taxes, could do for droves of average joes and janes? A family burdened by hospital bills could dig themselves out. A family with six children could pay college tuition. Somebody could start up a business, help a worthy cause or see some place special before they die with one million dollars.
Sure, one person or a couple with 200 million would not have to worry about expenses for life, but folks in their later years know the value to one dollar and can be overwhelmed with the burden of 199,999,999 more. Also, the criminal element and folks seeking a quick fix like to go after people with more than one million dollars.
There is always the question about what one would do with a million dollars, but nobody asks about 200 million. It’s big and cumbersome. Of course, in one lump sum, one new multi-millionaire could fix an entire town devastated by floods or other natural disasters, or fund a hospital, or send aid overseas. In the end, though, we could all use just something extra in our pockets to make life temporarily easier, maybe leave something to our survivors or favorite charities, and splurge on something for ourselves if some is left over. So don’t you think that maybe the lottery could change their rules a bit and help the masses more?
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