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In reply to the discussion: If you won $600 million, what would you do? [View all]hifiguy
(33,688 posts)and with the rest I'd set up a foundation to fund things like
Specialized schools for Asperger's kids (I'm Asperger's)
No-kill animal shelters/promoting pet adoption
Good liberal causes like DU, the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and NARAL to name but a few
Cultural resources like orchestras and theaters
Alternative energy and farming (maybe I could do something with Al Gore along these lines)
College scholarships for underprivileged kids (with the proviso that they can't go to "business school" on my dime)
Alternative, TRUTHFUL media
As for myself, I'd pass out million-dollar checks to a handful of friends, buy a large luxury condo in my hometown, a medium-sized place in Beverly Hills, a summer house in New Zealand (all furnished in low-key, Japanese influenced good taste), a couple of Ferraris and a Porsche, two or three custom built Alembic bass guitars, and a few other things I've always wanted. I have a very finite set of things I truly want. I would hire an English butler/secretary to handle my logistics and household and maybe a superb Chinese or Vietnamese chef. I would travel a lot, especially in Europe and Asia and live exactly as I please while funding the most left-wing politicians I could find in this country.
Perchance to dream.....