A Thought on The Record Powerball Jackpot ...

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1StrongBlackMan (3,382 posts)

A Thought on The Record Powerball Jackpot ...


 
$550,000,000 is a lot of money (almost $400,000,000, after taxes).

But just think ... The CEO of Apple makes that much EVERY YEAR!

Question: What on Earth does he do, relative to the person that actually builds or even designs the chips, to "earn" that much money?
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021901131

Question: What on Earth do you do to earn what you say the government owes you?
Answer: Not a damn thing.

AlexSatan (132 posts)
21. Bingo

When I was thinking about what I would do if I actually won, all I could think about is what a headache it would be to deal with that much. Even finding worthy charities to give much of it too would be a big time-sink. I also worried about what it might do to the relationship between my wife and I. I think we'd be OK but it is still a concern when you see the stories of other winners.

I can't fathom, and would not want, getting that much for multiple years. It really makes you wonder why people even want it.

See that is why you are a DUmmy, even if you were handed a fortune for a $2 investment, you would still find something to bitch about.
If I was handed 1/2 a billion dollars, I would hoard every dime and spend all my time watching poor people starve on the streets, then I would kick a puppy. 

No, if I had won that, I would do the responsible thing and pay off every dime that I owe to anyone, then take care of my family and friends, then I would buy DU and ban all you losers. 

[thundley4]

AlexSatan (132 posts)
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I can't fathom, and would not want, getting that much for multiple years. It really makes you wonder why people even want it.

Bill Gates , and the head of Apple and others do more good with their charity work than the  government does with the money it confiscates from them.

[Duke Nukum]

1StrongBlackMan (3,382 posts)

A Thought on The Record Powerball Jackpot ...


 
$550,000,000 is a lot of money (almost $400,000,000, after taxes).

But just think ... The CEO of Apple makes that much EVERY YEAR!

Question: What on Earth does he do, relative to the person that actually builds or even designs the chips, to "earn" that much money?
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Runs the company. Keeps it profitable. Creates jobs. Increases production for the people who use his company's products. Makes people happy when they get one of his company's products. Contributes to the tax base that pays for public schools. Provides machines that can help bright students excel and dim students competitive. Helps small businesses keep their overhead down because his product can take credit cards.

In short, way more than you. Or 0bama, for that matter. Him=valuable member of society. You=barely tolerable leech on society.

edited because of embarrassing Nadinesque spelling error.

[J P Sousa]

  See that is why you are a DUmmy, even if you were handed a fortune for a $2 investment, you would still find something to bitch about.   

He's probably in the 47% and is afraid his fellow DUmmies would look down on him for being in the 1%. 
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[Skul]

Bill Gates , and the head of Apple and others do more good with their charity work than the  government does with the money it confiscates from them.

[Carl]

Why the **** should I or you care what he does with his money?
Take it all away and nothing changes for us dipshit.

[Zeus]

Why the **** should I or you care what he does with his money?
Take it all away and nothing changes for us dipshit.

Absolutely 

Some folks get pleasure in things such as an example pointing out that Donald trump has filed for bankruptcy 3 times. One measure of success is it isn't how many times you get knocked down but how many times you get back up.

[GOBUCKS]

1StrongBlackMan (3,382 posts)
$550,000,000 is a lot of money (almost $400,000,000, after taxes).

But just think ... The CEO of Apple makes that much EVERY YEAR!

Sorry, numberDUmbBlackMan, the Apple CEO made less than $400,000,000 last year.

And that's gross! You have to deduct taxes, his health insurance, his 401K, his company life insurance, Sam's Club membership, etc.!

He'll be lucky to take home $25 mill a month.

[Big Dog]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021901131

See that is why you are a DUmmy, even if you were handed a fortune for a $2 investment, you would still find something to bitch about.
If I was handed 1/2 a billion dollars, I would hoard every dime and spend all my time watching poor people starve on the streets, then I would kick a puppy. 

If I was handed half a billion dollars, I'd buy an island in the Caribbean. I'd build a mansion on the highest point, with a secret base inside a dormant volcano. If my island didn't have a dormant volcano, I'd build one of those, too. Then I'd have some gunboats patrol around my island while I relaxed in the sunshine with a retinue of bosomy redheads with naughty librarian glasses, who I could send away whenever I needed to be alone to make plans to take over the world.

I'd change my name to "Dr. Hell No", and I'd have an albino ferret...with a laser beam on its head.

Not that I've thought about it, or anything.

[GOBUCKS]

If I was handed half a billion dollars, I'd buy an island in the Caribbean. I'd build a mansion on the highest point, with a secret base inside a dormant volcano. If my island didn't have a dormant volcano, I'd build one of those, too. Then I'd have some gunboats patrol around my island while I relaxed in the sunshine with a retinue of bosomy redheads with naughty librarian glasses, who I could send away whenever I needed to be alone to make plans to take over the world.

I'd change my name to "Dr. Hell No", and I'd have an albino ferret...with a laser beam on its head.

Not that I've thought about it, or anything.

Well, now that's where you're different from a DUmmy.

If a DUmmy won a jackpot like that, first he'd buy about a hundred pounds of primo hydro bud.

Most of the balance he'd invest in more lottery tickets.

[Randy]

Well, now that's where you're different from a DUmmy.

If a DUmmy won a jackpot like that, first he'd buy about a hundred pounds of primo hydro bud.

Most of the balance he'd invest in more lottery tickets.

Yep they'd use some of that DUmp math and spend 200,000,000 of the money to win the next 30,000,000 jackpot, then bitch about the taxes.

[Mr Mannn]

After all the class warfare, none of them will admit they are buying tickets.

[Skul]

If I was handed half a billion dollars, I'd buy an island in the Caribbean. I'd build a mansion on the highest point, with a secret base inside a dormant volcano. If my island didn't have a dormant volcano, I'd build one of those, too. Then I'd have some gunboats patrol around my island while I relaxed in the sunshine with a retinue of bosomy redheads with naughty librarian glasses, who I could send away whenever I needed to be alone to make plans to take over the world.

I'd change my name to "Dr. Hell No", and I'd have an albino ferret...with a laser beam on its head.

Not that I've thought about it, or anything.

No flying squirrels with rocket pods?? 
Your island defence is lacking.

[JohnnyReb]

Lottery:....best way known to man to return foodstamp and welfare money to the government for recycling.

[Wineslob]

Question: What on Earth does he do, relative to the person that actually builds or even designs the chips, to "earn" that much money?

He came up with the idea. You?....................nada.


BTW DUmmies, last night I saw a previous powerball winner on TV. He won just over 200 MILLION. After all deductions/taxes.................................................60 million. So, who got more than he won?

[md11hydmec]

Actually, if a DUmmie won the half billion dollars, it'd turn him conservative real quick.

[dandi]

If I was handed half a billion dollars, I'd buy an island in the Caribbean. I'd build a mansion on the highest point, with a secret base inside a dormant volcano. If my island didn't have a dormant volcano, I'd build one of those, too. Then I'd have some gunboats patrol around my island while I relaxed in the sunshine with a retinue of bosomy redheads with naughty librarian glasses, who I could send away whenever I needed to be alone to make plans to take over the world.

I'd change my name to "Dr. Hell No", and I'd have an albino ferret...with a laser beam on its head.

Not that I've thought about it, or anything.

I was going to add - pay a hundred DUmmies in pot to wade out into the lagoon and act as a human decoys against shark attacks while I was swimming. Then I thought about the environmental toll of the oil slick it would create, and the possibility of seeing Nads in a bathing suit...

[JohnnyReb]

I was going to add - pay a hundred DUmmies in pot to wade out into the lagoon and act as a human decoys against shark attacks while I was swimming. Then I thought about the environmental toll of the oil slick it would create, and the possibility of seeing Nads in a bathing suit...

Albino killer whale......where's captain Ahab when you need him?

[Rebel]

We don't call them filthy Communists for nothing. 

[RobJohnson]