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Pretend the $20 million is guaranteed, and if anything will increase slightly over time.

What problems could be significantly improved for $20 million?

(I am dreaming of winning the $1.55 billion Powerball drawling. Then taking the lumpsum, posting taxes, investing, and spending 4% each and every year. I understand that the actual may be more, or less than the started amount.)

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[โ€“] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't understand why you're getting downvoted when this was literally the first thought I had when reading the post title. I'd genuinely be stressed if I randomly got that kind of money

[โ€“] MNByChoice@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

The huge jackpot is one reason not to play. People get crazy for $1,000. A billion is "goodbye whatever life you had" money, regardless of you want to or not.

[โ€“] Ransom@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

The concept of having $20MM in my lifetime, never mind actually spending that much annually, is insane.