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5. Sadly, Winning the Lottery Won't Make You a 1%er

Fri May 17, 2013, 02:08 PM

May 2013

More like a 5%er. The 1% would consider you poor at $300 million net of taxes.

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I got dibs! Bake May 2013 #2

Sadly, Winning the Lottery Won't Make You a 1%er Yavin4 May 2013 #5

I stopped playing the lottery a while back. LeftofObama May 2013 #6

I play one ticket. Dreams are worth the $2 MiniMe May 2013 #7

gee, I would be perfectly happy if I won only Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #8

I admire a man with modest appetites. nt hack89 May 2013 #9