What would you do, if you win the lottery tonite?

[darkangel218]

Over 600 mil. ..

Would it change your attitude or political views?

[DJ13]

1. Faint

[SharonAnn]

84. That was my first thought!

And then call a lawyer, a tax adviser and a financial adviser.

[In_The_Wind]

2. Invite you to spend Christmas in New York.

It wouldn't change my attitude at all.

[femmocrat]

3. Move.

Beach-front property, baby!

[1000words]

4. Buy Clear Channel and fire Limbaugh.

[darkangel218]

12. Lmao!!!

Fire him on camera too, and make it go viral!

[1000words]

19. I like your style!

[Brigid]

22. Definitely our thread winner.

Even in you don't win the money.

[Jenoch]

86. Since Clear Channel has a market capitalization

of about $17.2 billion, you might be a little short.

[1000words]

88. Squashing my dreams like a heel on a bug

I'll be quietly sobbing under the bed, if anyone cares.

[Jenoch]

92. Sorry about that.

(I like facts.)

[1000words]

93. Nothing mocha chip ice cream can't cure

[hootinholler]

5. You mean after I quit, er, retire? Buy a mountain

Water on it will be good.

Next is build a workshop and move my tools.

[darkangel218]

30. Would you donate at all?

Aside from saving the mountain.

[hootinholler]

39. With that much money?

Probably not directly, but I would probably find something positive to do for some causes. Maybe set up a foundation.

[darkangel218]

40. Human or non human animals?

[hootinholler]

63. HUH? What animals?

I might hire someone to keep a couple of steers and maybe a couple of pigs, but I like steak and pork.

[darkangel218]

67. Umm. cats and dogs?

[hootinholler]

73. IDK, I've never eaten them

Are they good?



I have no idea what sort of foundation I would create or what causes I would get behind. It would be eclectic I'm sure.

I don't know where you got the notion I would open some sort of shelter. Maybe I would but it would be for aardvarks or something like that.

[rudolph the red]

6. I'd throw a huge party, Van Halen, etc..

Wouldn't change my political views at all as my next step would be to buy a vast chunk of land and declare it off limits to any and all exploitation.

[darkangel218]

29. I would have a party too.

Guests of honour, Watain.

[Tx4obama]

7. First thing I'd do is compile a list of the research projects and charities I'd like to donate to

Set up a trust fund for my brother.

Go to the dentist and have my crowns fixed.

Buy 'one' new car and a small house in Italy.

I would remain a Democrat.

That's about it

[darkangel218]

26. I hope ypu win, Tx x

Good luck tonite!!!

[Skittles]

8. help a lot of people

[darkangel218]

37. I would do the same, Skittles.

Except I wouldnt kick them in the buttocks.

Jk

[Liberal Veteran]

9. Buy a plot of land in the country and build a nice sustainable home.

And a pack of gum.

[darkangel218]

25. What would you do with the rest though?

[Liberal Veteran]

48. I'd probably do random acts of kindness.

After setting up a healthy college fund for my nieces and nephews.

[Bigmack]

10. I'm old... I'd give most of it away...

.. thru some kind of foundation.

I'd hire my kids to screen the charities for worthiness and impact.

Have to be pretty progressive charities, too.

I'm not being all <shudder> Christian about this,
I just have very finite needs. A couple million would give me anything I really want/need/desire.

I posted recently about one particular hedge fund asshole who "earned" $4 Billion in 2009 and has "earned" another couple of $Billion this year. Those people are sociopaths... and maybe OCD to boot.

Maybe some of my money would go to a massive dirty tricks (read: Truth) campaign against Repubs. One of my secret desires has always been to send people to find out just exactly what kinks Issa, Inhofe, and some of those others are into. And blow it all over the media.

[darkangel218]

20. Lets fire Limbaugh if we win.

That would be a priority for me.

[whathehell]

104. Yes, I'd definitely be willing to spend a lot to promote progressive causes..

If I couldn't buy clear channel, maybe another progressive radio station?..I'm not really sure what these things

cost, but it would be fun to use money to go AGAINST the Right Wing Bad Guys n a substantial way...I'd also

like to use it to fight homelessness....Of course I'm not ENTIRELY altruistic...I'd probably buy a home or two in

a couple of my favorite places.

[darkangel218]

24. +1

[KentuckyWoman]

38. I like the way you think

[Cracklin Charlie]

11. I would take care of my family, and then...

Make it my life's work to give the rest to good causes.

[darkangel218]

15. +1

[broiles]

13. Few changes as I have everything I need or want.

Probably charity.

[darkangel218]

16. +1

[RobertEarl]

14. First: Hire a bunch of guards

Lawyers, too.

The problem money brings is that you can become a slave to it. Being as that I am one of the few individuals that could handle that with great aplomb, I say the cosmos will be looking down on me tonight with great expectations. Bring it, I say. Go ahead, test me.

[darkangel218]

17. I said the same.

I'm sure I would fail though. I have no idea what I would do with the money. Probably give it all away

In the end, life if about more than just money.

[firsttimer]

18. Set up a animal rescue with state of the art medical equipment

I would have a couple of vets on staff . If your animal needed medical
care it would be free .

That's about it , maybe sell my house and build log home some where on a lake.
Nothing too big

[darkangel218]

23. Holy shit..

Thank you!!!

I would do the same!! Have a few free clinics in every state!! Too many animals are suffering and dying in unacceptable conditions.

Thank you, firstimer x

[firsttimer]

27. I hope you win

I didn't play

[Prophet 451]

81. We have that here

"Here" being the UK. We have a charity called the PDSA that provides free vet care to poor people. Since I became disabled, they've provided all the vet caqre for our cats. My SO and I have agreed to donate a million to them if we win our lottery.

[darkangel218]

82. Blessings

From whatever god or force is out there

[firsttimer]

94. I hope you win that lottery in the UK

I love all animals but especially dogs and cats.

I have both

[CitizenLeft]

99. that's almost exactly my plan too, except I'd also...

...make it a veterinary school for underprivileged kids, who would earn their tuition by taking care of the animals, their (nice clean comfortable warm) pens, and the grounds. So I'd need dorms, too, and a trusted experienced staff and security.

Yep, would cost a fortune, but would be so worth it. That would make me content for life.

'Cept I didn't play. My luck has always sucked.

[oneshooter]

21. Sign the back of the ticket.

[Tx4obama]

35. And article below

You won the big one -- now what?

(CNN) -- Somebody might wake up Wednesday a whole lot richer. Heck, some of us are going to stay up to see if we're the lucky one or two who hit Tuesday night's $636 million Mega Millions jackpot -- the second-largest in U.S. history.

People who play the lottery love to dream about the things they'd do if they won the big one. Telling the boss off might top your list (not mine, oh no, not mine). Maybe a new mansion and a fancy car and a gasoline-powered turtleneck sweater (right, Steve Martin?).

But let's think about it. There are a few important things you should do before you go out and blow your winnings.

1. Sign the ticket.

You didn't already? Are you crazy? What if the roommate "claims" it? What if your significant other isn't as significant as you thought? What if you are showing it to someone, say over a beer or 10, and it goes missing? What if you forget it on your desk and you suddenly have the richest cleaning person in the U.S.? Sign it -- if you didn't when you bought it -- because whoever has an unsigned ticket when it gets turned in can call dibs on it.

-snip-

Full article here: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/17/us/if-you-win-the-lottery/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[Brigid]

28. I would ask how I won . . .

Without buying a ticket.

[SciFiRK]

31. Change my name to Don Quixote

and go tilt at some windmills

[Baitball Blogger]

32. The cash out sum would be considerably less.

I have definite plans. My husband would demand at least half for the usual personal concerns. And I would want the other half for social justice issues.

[politichew]

33. A nihilistic sprint to an early grave.

[KentuckyWoman]

34. I'd believe in miracles

Didn't buy a ticket

[FrodosPet]

36. I'd go broke trying to do the right thing

I want to start an applied technology school in Pontiac and teach bright young (and even older) people how to build and maintain alternative energy systems.

And take some trips to Costa Rica, Alaska, the Rockies, and the Pacific Northwest.

And buy a brand new American built hybrid. Or, better yet, have the students build one for me!

[darkangel218]

44. Pontiac cars?

I owned one, it fell apart. Literally.

[FrodosPet]

108. No, The City of Pontiac, MI

Unfortunately, it fell apart back in the 1960s. It has made some attempted comebacks, but they kept running out of steam. So now it is one of the poorest cities in America, smack dab in the middle of one of the richest counties in America.

I'd like to think what I would have done would have made a difference in this poor dying city, but we shall never know.

[Douglas Carpenter]

41. I would NEVER fly economy class again - that's torture

I would make some major donations - I wouldn't say all or most of it. I'm not St Francis after all. But of the 30% or there abouts - I donated - Approximately one third of the donations would be political and primarily to media watchdog or media challenging organizations such as FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) - Approximately one third would be to projects that helped the community I currently live in. Approximately one third to projects that help my old hometown recover from a long period of economic destitution.

I would purchase a couple of residences and would enjoy life a lot. Like a certain hero of mine I would adopt eleven rescue dogs - they would enjoy life a lot too.

[darkangel218]

43. +1

[reformist2]

42. I don't like lotteries. They encourage delusional & escapist thinking.

[darkangel218]

46. Sometimes we need to escape reality

[Hassin Bin Sober]

45. Two guys at once

(stolen from Office Space)

[kelliekat44]

47. All I can say is that a lot of people would be very happy if I won. nt

[darkangel218]

50. I hope you win, kelliekat

X

[Arkana]

49. Lock myself in a room and just laugh hysterically for a few hours.

Then I'd pay off all my student loans, all my sister's student loans, all the loans and debt my parents still have, and I'd give my mother a few million to have her house redone the way she wants, no expense spared.

I'd go back to college in the Master's program of my choice and finally get my goddamn MS in computer science.

Oddly enough, though, I don't think I'd want to quit my job. I've made too many friends.

[darkangel218]

61. +1

I would keep my school/work too.

[TreasonousBastard]

51. Regret that I have only two middle fingers.

[Vashta Nerada]

52. I would quit school.

With $300 million-something take-home before taxes, I'd quit grad school and go out and enjoy life.

[darkangel218]

54. I bet you wouldnt quit.

[Vashta Nerada]

55. Hell yeah I would.

Why write the thesis when I don't need to?

[darkangel218]

58. You wouldn't.

Did you go to school solely for money?

[Agschmid]

53. I'd buy some cars...

I'd walk into a retail store (clothing) and buy every item. I would then donate all of the clothes to a shelter so they could distribute it. I would also then give money to each staff member so they'd be paid for the week it would take to get inventory back in the store.

[BainsBane]

56. buy some nicer Christmas presents

Get a car that starts in the cold. Start looking for a house.

[darkangel218]

72. :(

[LeftyMom]

57. I'd be awfully confused, considering I didn't buy a ticket.

[darkangel218]

60. lol.

You can have one of mine.

7,19, 37, 56, 61, and 3



I will mail you the ticket if you win.

[MrScorpio]

59. I'd still be a liberal

I'd just be a rich one for a while. Share some of it with my fam, buy some stuff, give some to charity, start traveling again, pay taxes on it.

Who knows what else.

[tandot]

62. Pay my taxes...Buy a nice piece of land, plant some crops, build a log cabin (not too big)

Get away from the noise of the city. Rescue lots of animals. Donate some of the money. Give some to family. Save some. Use the money to create jobs. Go on a major cruise to Europe for a year...

I would support democratic/progressive politicians. Use the money to defeat Republicans.


It is nice to dream

[winter is coming]

64. Buy health insurance. n/t

[darkangel218]

70. +1

[Jenoch]

98. You would not need health insurance.

[Bombero1956]

65. set up a foundation devoted to public safety

make annual donations to Fire and EMS. The police don't seem to have a problem attracting donations of military equipment so I wouldn't be inclined to add more fire power to them. I would like to fund programs to help returning vets and their families with PTSD issues.

[Courtesy Flush]

66. I'd be highly suspicious

Since we didn't buy a ticket.

[darkangel218]

68. Dammit, so i have to give all my tickets away eh

Here is another one of mine

24,33,37,48,75 and 15

[abelenkpe]

69. Buy student loan debt and forgive loans

Move into an apartment with two bathrooms instead of one.

Maybe get a cat. My kids really want a pet.

[Jenoch]

91. Since the U.S. Student loan debt is

$1.2 trillion, your $206 million would have an impact, but not much of an impact.

[angstlessk]

71. Fight incessantly with SIG Other over how to spend it...

Me...more charity...him...more stuff for him/us

[TlalocW]

74. I'm not sure...

I think about everything I'm doing now - the businesses I'm trying to run; the projects I'm doing; the skills I'm trying to teach myself (right now, cooking better and baking), and I think to myself, if I had these "untold riches" what would be the point of doing any of it anymore, and it kind of depresses me that the things I'm living for right now - that will be successful or not because of me - would be gone.

I guess after I took care of my and my family's financial issues, I would travel, but then I'd have to re-find myself.

TlalocW

[Tx4obama]

75. CNN: winning numbers are 8, 20, 14, 17, 39 and Mega ball 7

[darkangel218]

78. I didnt win.

[Tx4obama]

80. I did not either. Read on another thread, winning ticket in San Jose.

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024192122#post5

[rickford66]

76. I'd wonder who bought the ticket for me. nt

[Taitertots]

77. I would write a will that brewsters millions someone

[Prophet 451]

79. I'm British but I play our lottery

Highest our lottery pay out gets is about £9 million. My SO and I have agreed to donate a million each to the PDSA (charity that provides vet care to pets of poor people) and the Cat's Protection League. Then we buy ourselves a nice big house and new computers. The rest gets banked. I'd still finish my current degree (Criminal Psychology, my first was in Law) because I've put five years into the thing and I'd want to finish it out.

[Jenoch]

83. If I won the Mega Millions jackpot tonight,

I would keep my mouth shut. I'd attempt to sleep. Of course I'd tell my wife and then we would contact an attorney and our financialal advisor. I would instruct the the attorny to work with the financial advisor to set up trusts for our extended family. Acter a few weeks, I would have my 82 year old father accept the prize at the news conference (he would love the attention). After that, whenever anyone asks for money, they they would be directed to the charitable foundation the attornies set up.

The rest of the money, well I have not thought that far ahead.

[Orrex]

85. It would just about pay off my student loans

[uppityperson]

87. Be very surprised since the only lottery ticket I bought was 20 yrs ago.

[minivan2]

89. I'd pay for college

Go to London 5 times, go to Disney World 7 times, and give the rest to charity.

[doc03]

90. I would be really surprised since I never bought a ticket. If I

did win that much money I would keep a couple million and give my 2 nieces each a couple million. The rest I would set up a scholarship fund for poor kids.

[eridani]

95. Buy an immediate annuity and set up two more checking accounts

One for tax-deductible donations and one for non-tax deductible donations. If the amount was really huge, I'd take care of tax obligations and then buy some certificates of deposit. Maybe another smaller account for riskier investments.

[lumberjack_jeff]

96. Not much.

Which is probably why I don't buy the tickets...

[NoOneMan]

97. Donate a far bit. Otherwise, buy land/islands, setup an alternative carbon economy

Where my subjects live free and only work to restore biodiversity and bring joy into the world and eachother. I'd have to figure out how to do that without getting sued.

[dmr]

100. Would it change my political views?

Nope. I could never be anything but a liberal. I would do what I've always done, be a responsible citizen, and pay my taxes.

After being advised from accountants/lawyers, I would take care of myself and my family; then I would quietly help others. Probably set up a foundation.

Guess I shoulda bought a ticket or two!

[Spirochete]

101. Die of shock

since i didn't even buy a ticket...

[defacto7]

102. I wouldn't change a damn thing in my life...

I'd be quiet about it. I'd start a bunch of foundations for investment in left wing political activism, feeding the poor, housing the homeless, OWS and science education... and I'd give a lot away outright as well. I don't need a whole lot to be personally happy with my life. I probably wouldn't even buy a new car.

[ecstatic]

103. All of my close friends and family would be taken care of

My parents would get early retirement, and I'd go into a field that I actually enjoy.

[SoCalDem]

105. Freak out...since I did not buy a ticket

[madokie]

106. I'd immediately know a few millionaires

family and friends
among a few other niceties.

[a la izquierda]

107. Move to South America. Nt

[Douglas Carpenter]

109. lift my hands in the air and sing "Oh how I love Jesus"

The I would move on to what I said in post #41

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024191840#post41

[LWolf]

110. Pay off my mortgage.

Begin the process of hauling this pos old trailer off the place and replacing it with a real house.

Flood money into a couple of local organizations that take care of people in need.