Next HUGE jackpot winner..Working class hero/enemy??

Reply #30

petergrfn — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:28:52 GMT

That wasn't my point at all. I shouldn't have mentioned AIG as it is obviously a Hot topic for many people. Some people feel like NO ONE is entitled to have that kind of money while people are out of work during this recession. I think Congress is exploiting these feelings by tageting AIG. I don't know if they deserved the money more than anyone else. Who deserves millions of dollars? What have most people done that warrants that much money? Have you or I done that many GOOD things in life we ac... [ More ]

Reply #29

Perfecttiming2 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:30:12 GMT

So my question is if other people feel some people didn't deserve money that their work contracts allowed them then what's to keep them from your lotto winnings?? Who's to say that you are deserving of millions of dollars from Poor taxpayers?

Hi Petergrfn!

Hey, you have to know that, Poor taxpayers buy lottery tickets and do it for the same reasons rich taxpayers do it....THEY WANT TO WIN....

Most people are upset with the AIG fiasco because these executives were given crazy bonuses...... [ More ]

Reply #28

joshuacloak — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:11:08 GMT

i say if i win,

Working class enemy

no not just that

I BE the working class Omega Super-Villain

i be like, if your poor or you never win the lotto

, you have your self to blame, your in total control of your life

see i desired to win pb, and did it in no time at all,

you are just all lazy bums and deserve to be losers if your lazy

i hope ever single one of you losers get what you deserve in life, more of the being a loser

losers ,then i go on braging about it, rubb... [ More ]

Reply #27

RJOh — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:24:41 GMT

Some cities already have a similar law although it's not 90% but just the rate they tax other income. They don't require lottery winners to report small winnings but if your winnings are large enough that the state sends you a W-G form, you have to include it in your city tax calculations. So far the city I live in doesn't tax pensions, interest on savings and lottery winnings, but we haven't had a jackpot winner yet.

Reply #26

JAP69 — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:01:18 GMT

Hey, They can win large jackpot money as long as congress passes a bill for it to be taxed at 90% on anything over 1 million dollars.

That is too much money for one person to have.

Reply #25

rundown99 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:46:50 GMT

This is another reason to remain anonymous if you win a jackpot prize. With the current economy and all the news regarding AIG controversial bonuses, Benard Madoff, layoffs, etc., why would ANYONE want to stand in front of the cameras after winning a jackpot?!?!? WHY?!?!? You would be the biggest target, especially in a recession for crying out loud! The problem with most lottery winners is that we live in a society where people crave fame seekers, celebrities, and reality TV. How many people ap... [ More ]

Reply #24

Piaceri — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:32:19 GMT

You are right, the Republicans voted against the also pork laden ERA , and rightly so (yeah, the retail clerk from the closed store down the street eagerly awaits her new job resurfacing roads - btw what will she do next winter when road construction stops?). All this biparisan talk was pandering from the Democrats. They refused Republican efforts to participate except for the barest minimums, going so far as to taunt we won, you didn't (Pelosi). And no, the pork wasn't as spelled out in the ERA... [ More ]

Reply #23

justxploring — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:29:59 GMT

...and you should. I never even hinted that your opinion doesn't count. However, the word discussion implies interactive communication between 2 or more parties.

Piaceri writes: And it was the Dems who blocked the Repubs attempt to limit the bonus back in Nov

Not true. Republicans Voted Against President Obama's Economic Recovery Act. They unanimously opposed eliminating all future golden parachutes for TARP senior executives, stopping incentives for top executives to take unnecessar... [ More ]

Reply #22

MaddMike51 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:10:05 GMT

If you don't care for my posts,don't read them.I am entitled to my opinions whether or not YOU agree with them.I will continue posting my opinions whether YOU like it or not

Reply #21

awwcrap — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:02:10 GMT

If one of the AIG execs won the lottery, i'll be disappointed,,,,if someone else won the lottery i'll be happy for them.

Reply #20

Piaceri — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:15:07 GMT

The furor over the AIG bonuses is smoke to cover for the budget initiatives that included over 8000 pork deals for both parties. And it was the Dems who blocked the Repubs attempt to limit the bonus back in Nov. Same as the Dems blocked the Repubs from nailing Fannie Mae's Freddie Mac's activities since 2003. Where is Barney Frank's boyfriend who ran FM/FM into the ground and profited hundreds of millions during his short tenure there?

Is the AIG bonus furor relative to this particular discus... [ More ]

Reply #19

justxploring — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:35:43 GMT

Mike, this forum is called Lottery Discussion and is not a political forum. However, since you posted your personal feelings, I had no choice but to respond to your statement and it's only fair that I am allowed to do so to keep things balanced. There are a lot of people involved in this whole economic debacle, both Dems and Pubs, but pointing the finger at Obama, who has been in office 2 months, is not only absurd, it tells me you have some kind of amnesia when it comes to a sequence of events.... [ More ]

Reply #18

MaddMike51 — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:21:03 GMT

I don't hate Hussein,either.I just don't like his socialistic politics.

I stand by my post,whether you believe what I said or not.

Reply #17

justxploring — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:24:35 GMT

Mike, your comment about the new president signing a bill that allowed the AIG bonuses is absurd. How can you blame someone who wasn't even in office? The bailouts started last year! Even if I hated Obama, I wouldn't be able to blame him for something that happened before the election! The bonus retention payments were originally in the November TARP document drafted by the Bush Treasury Department. Also Republicans last fall blocked attempts by the Democrats to cut executive compensation and ca... [ More ]

Reply #16

justxploring — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:52:04 GMT

People are usually envious of big jackpot winners and then they shrug their shoulders and go on with life. Regarding AIG, although I cannot understand why someone would get a bonus after a company failed, they didn't steal anything. The contracts were approved long before the bailout. Bernanke and the Federal Reserve knew about them, approved them, and even attended AIG meetings. Considering that Merrill Lynch paid out over $2.5 billion in bonuses, that $165 million everyone is screaming about i... [ More ]

Reply #15

MaddMike51 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:20:24 GMT

Reply #14

hearsetrax — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:10:29 GMT

... yer just starting to wonder

its a wee bit difficult to understand psykomo @ first ...... but he never fails to make me laugh

Reply #13

RJOh — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:17:48 GMT

I have yet to see a lottery jackpot winner who cared about public sentiments. It's normal for some folks to feel winning a lottery jackpot is a blessing that should happen to folks who cares about others problems and will share it with others or are deserving like themselves even if they never bought a ticket but winning a lottery jackpot isn't like winning a political office that makes one a public figure with responsible to the community.

Reply #12

tnlottodreamer — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:08:25 GMT

Thy should not covart there neighboor.

Jealousy is wrong I think. Noone should be jealous of what another has.

Reply #11

takeitez — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:35:05 GMT

I wonder about myself sometimes. I am starting to understand psykomo and even to agree with him!

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Reply #10

diamondpalace — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:05:02 GMT

To me, I am happy for the winner since they won it by luck (even if they used a system/mehod). For those that steals and became rich from it, well, once others finds out they will be hated. The two cannot be compared, they're not on the same level.

Reply #9

MaddMike51 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:47:48 GMT

For one thing winning a lottery isn't exactly taking millions of dollars of taxpayers money .Yes the money came from taxpayers (and non-taxpayers,alike) but it isn't a tax,the money came from millions of people who bought tickets that they knew had little chance to win.The people spent their money on tickets knowing that someone would eventualy win and it probably won't be them.But they had just as much of a chance to win as anyone else did.In short,you pays yore money and you takes yore chances... [ More ]

Reply #8

petergrfn — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:51:24 GMT

I wasn't comparing stealing taxpayer money to the good fortune of winning of the lottery. I'm saying people's sense of entitlement to other's money. Some folks feel if you are undeserveing of the money that you should forfeit most of it to others. It ould be the Gov't or a Private Citizen. So my question is if other people feel some people didn't deserve money that their work contracts allowed them then what's to keep them from your lotto winnings?? Who's to say that you are deserving of million... [ More ]

Reply #7

psykomo — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:47:50 GMT

.......with WELL said!

but, chris dogg's airhead nancey^^

will pass a law 2 take back UR win if

they think it is 2 munch 4U2 HANDLE!

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IT JUST CAN't GET's NO BUTTEN!

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LOL

psykomo

Reply #6

MaddMike51 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:35:14 GMT

Well said.I couldn't agree more.Just because someone has money doesn't mean they stole it.If they earned it legally or won it legally,it should be up to them how they spend it.You or me should NOT have anything to say how they spend it.On the other hand,if they came by their money illegally they should spend some time in prison and their ill gotten gains should be forfieted.

Reply #5

Piaceri — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:16:25 GMT

You cannot compare the luck of hitting the lottery jackpot to stealing from the public. Although there are always people out there who think that the haves , regardless of how they became one of the haves , must share with the have nots . Don't get me wrong, I do believe in charity - a private decision to help others based upon a true wish to help. These days, people want those who are the haves to be ashamed that they have when others do not, and that they must be forced through taxation to ass... [ More ]

Reply #4

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:11:38 GMT

Well said

Reply #3

MaddMike51 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:58:22 GMT

I guess I don't understand the mentality of someone that would be pissed off because someone happened to get lucky.I can understand being pissed off at people (including politicians) that STEAL from the American taxpayer.Personally,I'm always happy for lottery winners,maybe just a little bit jealous of them,too,but never mad at them for being lucky.

Reply #2

pepper1 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:27:40 GMT

I think what will set people off when they see someone win who has a job are they already have money. It different when there is someone who really need the money peope are happy for that person.

Reply #1

MaddMike51 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:18:38 GMT

I doubt that few Americans will make a connection between a lucky lottery winner and thieving Wall Street executives.The difference is like night and day...there is NO comparison

Next HUGE jackpot winner..Working class hero/enemy??

petergrfn — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:26:19 GMT

I'm hearing people's RAGE at the AIG bonuses and other RICH folks and it makes me wonder. Will the public consider the next large jackpot winner 300 Million or more a hero of out economic times or an enemy?? A greedy person who should be hated or someone who provides excapism for troubled times. I see troubling evidence such as.... Congress passing an law seizing 90% of the bonuses promised to AIG execs...and phone calls I have heard on CNN calling for violence to AIG execs. I personally feel th... [ More ]