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48. Here it is ...

A recent survey sponsored by the Consumer Federation of America and the Financial Planning Association indicated that 20 percent of the 1,000 Americans polled were counting on winning the lottery for their retirement. This is not a joke. People do not believe they can accumulate the $200,000 in net worth that is the minimum (with Social Security) necessary to retire, according to planners. Indeed, the lower the income of those questioned, the more doubtful about savings and the more "reliance" on the lottery.

http://www.naplesnews.com/community/is-winning-the-lottery-your-retirement-plan-ep-406501770-332099182.html

And, it ain't just Americans ...

A similar study of Canadians showed that about 12 percent were counting on winning a big lottery so they could have enough retirement income to retire in style.

Even more recently, a study found that one-third of Canadian female Baby Boomers are hoping for a lottery win to fund their retirement.

http://www.retirement-cafe.com/Winning-a-Lottery-The-Retirement-Plan-with-the-Most-Bugs.html

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75 replies	Author	Time	Post
Interesting Opinion Piece ... Actually, a series of OP ... [View all]	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	OP
Progressive Unicorn Brigade	irisblue	Jun 2016	#1
It is the third, in what promises to be an extended rant ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#3
That was an excellent read	JustAnotherGen	Jun 2016	#2
Please go back and read the previous two OPs at the link.	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#4
The first blog posting	JustAnotherGen	Jun 2016	#17
Yes ... Yes ... Yes.	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#18
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jun 2016	#5
Thank you for proving the OP's point, Mr./Ms. whiteman that must make something perfectly clear ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#8
Excellent! K&R	brer cat	Jun 2016	#6
Man, ain't that the truth.	giftedgirl77	Jun 2016	#7
Milt Shook is AWESOME!! Thanks for the links, 1SBM. Everything I read in his three OPs	BlueCaliDem	Jun 2016	#9
LOL ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#10
These are outstanding rants, 1SBM!	BlueMTexpat	Jun 2016	#11
My favorite line (from the Neoliberalism, My Ass Rant) ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#14
Exactly. eom	BlueMTexpat	Jun 2016	#15
Of course Shook does a lot of name calling too . .	FairWinds	Jun 2016	#12
Yeah ... he did call a lot of names ... And, regarding the BB's treatment of John Lewis ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#16
Well, Lewis did apologize . .	FairWinds	Jun 2016	#19
Let's continue pretending that the BBs treatment of Lewis was unrelated to his endorsement ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#21
bookmarked site . ThAnk you for the link	Person 2713	Jun 2016	#13
This is so good!	mcar	Jun 2016	#20
I am far less frustrated with the (progressive) Left's turning on President Obama than ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#22
I find it so hard to fathom how grown ups can think like that	mcar	Jun 2016	#27
I know ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#32
Yikes	mcar	Jun 2016	#47
Here it is ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#48
That's just sad	mcar	Jun 2016	#49
There certainly is a lot of Obama bashing around here...	Blanks	Jun 2016	#33
+1, even thinking someone who has no followers and no delegates and no down ballot money can	uponit7771	Jul 2016	#64
Milt Shook	sheshe2	Jun 2016	#23
K&R	freshwest	Jun 2016	#24
oooh	JustAnotherGen	Jun 2016	#25
"Those people" cuts both ways.	99th_Monkey	Jun 2016	#26
Hell ... I proudly "outted" myself more than a year ago ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#34
Are Progressives perfect, and above reproach? No.	99th_Monkey	Jun 2016	#37
See that's the thing ... It's NOT about being on the right side of the issues ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#43
So how do you "relate" to the TPP?	99th_Monkey	Jun 2016	#45
I "relate" to TPP like most trade agreements ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#46
We've had about 20 years to see how NAFTA has killed US jobs ..	99th_Monkey	Jun 2016	#50
If I may ask	DonCoquixote	Jul 2016	#58
Perhaps	99th_Monkey	Jul 2016	#67
Please do not define others as "not progressive" because they do not support your candidate.	seabeyond	Jul 2016	#66
Post removed	Post removed	Jun 2016	#28
This white progressive says hell yes they are.	Orrex	Jun 2016	#29
Wait ... I must be mis-reading this ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#36
Group Host - Please Clarify This Statement	JustAnotherGen	Jun 2016	#41
That's how I read it, too.	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#44
If you want to keep this group exclusive...	fbc	Jun 2016	#55
That's not how DU works	JustAnotherGen	Jun 2016	#56
If and when Skinner changes that...	sheshe2	Jul 2016	#57
Dumb....	Digital Puppy	Jul 2016	#59
Reading simple and obvious headers at the top of a thread page must be so very difficult.	LanternWaste	Jul 2016	#60
In part I agree	psychmommy	Jun 2016	#30
Other issues were more important to other people	JustAnotherGen	Jun 2016	#40
I vote in relation to my issues.	psychmommy	Jul 2016	#68
You've experienced America differently from me	JustAnotherGen	Jul 2016	#69
our issues will never be represented if we	psychmommy	Jul 2016	#71
I'm involved in an FDR discussion in GD	JustAnotherGen	Jul 2016	#72
I am not asking you to vote for anything.	psychmommy	Jul 2016	#73
You just made assumptions	JustAnotherGen	Jul 2016	#74
What assumptions did I make?	psychmommy	Jul 2016	#75
I'm going to recommend this post 15 times.	Orrex	Jun 2016	#31
Thanks for posting this and links to the others	Blue_Adept	Jun 2016	#35
I SO want to have the courage of this conviction. I'm trying to speak up more but...damn.	nolabear	Jun 2016	#38
Omg--I love this guy	ismnotwasm	Jun 2016	#39
thank you	DonCoquixote	Jun 2016	#42
Great article. Thanks to you	lovemydog	Jun 2016	#51
See my post #34.	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#53
Prescient indeed.	lovemydog	Jun 2016	#54
Wow, as I said in a comment on his blog	The Polack MSgt	Jun 2016	#52
This is fantastic! Most of us have been saying the same thing for years. The racism on the Political	Liberal_Stalwart71	Jul 2016	#61
K&R	Jamaal510	Jul 2016	#62
The part about a black man sticking it to the establishment rings loud and true	uponit7771	Jul 2016	#63
Pretty much it's super sekrit club "progressivism".	forjusticethunders	Jul 2016	#65
very interesting link	heaven05	Jul 2016	#70

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