Don't you talk that way about my long lost uncle Don.

I give him a year and then into rehab and selling the cars and houses for money.

@ Mr Burns-

You clearly dont understand the whole 99% percent rational. The argument is 1% of our population holds 99 % of the wealth. Correct? The reason this is a big problem is because most of the people in the 1% are either politicians or bankers, who enact laws and outrageous taxes to grow their accounts, while shrinking and destroying our chance to even live half way comfortably. It has nothing to do with people winning the lottery, being a successful clothing designer or a world famous musician. Its a war against Wall St. and big Government which controls our lives more and more each day. They just do it behind the scenes, and people like you sir, don't do enough research and are to concerned with "liberal" and "conservative" titles to even open up to different angles of the entire production... Its about humanity...

Congrats to the winner, my only advice to him = Stop eating McDonalds or you wont be around long enough to enjoy your newfound wealth!

You do realize the 99% rule holds true for most of the people in the USA compared with the third world. Funny if we move the microscope out a bit we all can be labeled in the same way.

Hopefully this guy has already changed his phone number to an unlisted one and hired security to keep people away from where ever he is living. It is truly unbelievable how many scammers with "investment opportunities" and people who just have their hands out asking for charity start showing up and calling these big lottery winners. I do not buy the line about keeping his "simple life." No matter how much people may try to keep it from happening, having that much money changes them. I have read a lot of stories about lottery winners claiming that they were far happier before they won the money and that winning has made their lives miserable, causing alienation from friends and family who came looking to share to wealth. It is too bad that most states require you to be identified so you can not stay anonymous and avoid many of the headaches. A few states still allow lottery winners to stay anonymous, but not many. They want to be able to use the winners name and likeness for their advertising of the lottery.

I think if I won I would buy a nice place to live and an annuity of some kind to keep me comfortable for the rest of my life. I would then slowly give the rest away or set up a charitable foundation to manage the money and make donations to worthy causes. I would definitely not want the stress and headaches of trying to manage it myself, although I would want to retain at least some say in how the money was used from a general perspective of the types of things the money was used to support.

I along with other 99% don't hate the rich for being rich, we hate the rich who spent money to change laws for their benefits at the expense of ours hard-working tax payers.

20 years ago, Japan's emperor struck me with his comment when he came to visit the US. He said "how can someone get pay 100 times more than someone else in a company struture?", then I do a little research and found out that japan is mostly unionized everywhere and CEO or top executives got pay average 3 to 5 times higher and highest is 10 times.

Also, you like the 2 wars we have on top of over 1 TRILLION to spent on tax cut for the rich? Because the one that benefits the most are those 1% who got us into wars for more profits and change the laws to make them richer.

Good luck with the simple life Don. Your job title is now money manager... Here is wishing you well with your new occupation.

@MrBurns...my mother was a proud and active Dem for decades....and she was a 1%. A 1% who deplored the raping of the middle class, refused to use tax shelters to lessen what she believed should be given back to the country;and during her lifetime not only tithed 10% to her church, but gave all of her estate to scholarship funds, and a number of other charities and institutions after her passing last year... She did not leave a trust for myself and my siblings.

I do not hate the 1%, I hate those in this society that use their money to gain power and more money, with little regard for those they crush along the journey. I hate those that do not see that it is our solemn responsibility to assist those less fortunate and give them the tools to make their lives and the lives of their children better.

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It mentions two daughters but no wife. I think we could presume that he's divorced. Bet she's sorry now.

Hard working tax payers? You realize close to half the country does not pay taxes.

Every single person with the exception of Delaware, Oregon, Montana, Hawaii, or New Hampshire, you DO pay taxes. The other 45 states all require you to pay sales tax. And while it's not as higher as federal tax, it served the same purpose. Fed taxes pay for the US government to function, while state taxes pay to run each state.

Based on the population of those 5 states as compared to the population of the other 45, the percentage of people not paying any tax at all is around 5 perc, not the 50 you are trying to claim.

alyd69....you should be proud of your mom! Hell, I don't even know her, and I love her already! People like your mom, and like Warren Buffett, who know that, essentially, if you are in a place financially to make your community a better place, to make the lives of those less fortunate just a little bit more bearable, the peace of mind knowing that your generosity does wonders for others less fortunate is worth tenfold the money you donate.

That's the difference between the 1%'ers that people hate, and those of wealth who know that "you can't take it with you" when you die, so why horde it? The 1%'ers always want to know "what's in it for them?". How about the satisfaction of knowing you did what you were financially able to do out of being a good steward to your community? That's priceless!!

I always said, if I was lucky enough to hit it HUGE in the lottery, I'd pay the taxes owed (without all the whining and crying I hear from the 1%'ers), set aside just enough for my wife and kids to make their lives comfortable after I die (it's up to them to invest it wisely, not me), and the rest, I'd spend on helping family and friends and neighbors get out of debt....call me crazy, sure....but I'm not lying! And, if I should die before the balance of my "unearned wealth" is spent, I'd have it in my will to donate the rest to charity.

After all, I didn't earn that money, it was basically a windfall due to my gambling on a lottery number. Sort of like investors "gambling" their investment funds on companies, and they get an overly generous return on those investments. It's not that they "earned" any of that money. It's legalized gambling. Now, if I sweated and bled for that money, as most laborers do these days, I'd be far more guarded with my money. But any monies received through gambling....I'd make sure I spread the wealth around. Would make me feel far better than if I was sitting on a pile of cash, not doing anything with it but selfish things for myself. That's just stupid!

You do realize the 99% rule holds true for most of the people in the USA compared with the third world. Funny if we move the microscope out a bit we all can be labeled in the same way.

Not for long if Big Business has it's way. We'll be making 2.00 a day and living on a couple of bowls of rice.

If you think this is far fetched you need to look at the agenda being driven by the ultra wealthy. Poor education, no social net, cheap unprotected labor, no environmental restrictions, no access to healthcare, religion taught in schools in lieu of science and women forced to bring every pregnancy to term.

What do you have? You have a nation of serfs living in a desperate fiefdom forced to accept anything their masters hand out.

We fought to be free from this type of tyranny and today it looks like within 50 years we'll be living it again.

You get the government you deserve.

@MrBurns

Your comment of 50% of people don't pay tax have been debunked numerous times. Everyone pay tax, there are sale tax and other kinds of tax in case you didn't know.

As for the rich pay more tax, of course they would. They hold at least 60% of wealth in the US, it would be mathematically impossible for the poor to pay more tax than they do if they hold more than half US wealth.

However, we are talking about fair tax based on income earned. A healthy economic is based on factual data of half the wealth earned are to be circulate back in the market. However, the problem is the rich hoards most of wealth and try to pay as low amount of tax as possible, like Romney with his proudly near 14% tax.

In 2011, IRS pardoned thousands of millionaire who try to evade tax by off-shore account. There are estimated from several credible sources of corporations sitting on TRILLIONS without reinvest back into the market.

As for Japan, it used to be the 2nd largest economic market in the world until disaster hits them. However, their economic plans seem to work pretty well and Germany who has a law to control corporations at top level is one of the world's strongest economy.

Clearly, you have little knowledge about of these mentioned and keep bring up false information.

nice story alyd69,

My family was working poor and always voted republican because they did not equate paying taxes with helping people. The 10% giving is very nice of here, I dont care that she didnt use tax shelters. I would rather she did and gave the money to charity instead. The people raping the middle class are the politicians and the poor who would rather take welfare than work for themselves. The rich provide the jobs. Republicans also donate more money to charity than democrats so I fail to see any point here.

Hey Chris, I see you are back at it. When you pay sales tax but then get money back from the government it cancels out to zero. If I give you a dollar but receive 2 back from you, did I really give you anything. 5th grade math would really help out in this matter.

Thanks Devil-she was an amazing advocate and role model. I agree with you, after ensuring that my family could pay bills without 'fretting' every month, the rest is better used changing people's lives than sitting in a foreign country's bank.

Cuong, it hasnt been debunked. There are just people dumb enough to believe it has. If they receive money in tax returns instead of give it, then yes they pay zero taxes. As I told my buddy Chris up there, if I give you a dollar than take 2 from you, did I give you anything?

What percent owns 60%? Throwing out random percentages means nothing.

Where did you get this half thing from. A healthy economy has an output growth and a strong middle class. The people hording money as you like to claim is so far from reality. This would only be true if they kept it under there bed or in a safe. Most hold it in banks or invest the money. Both of these ways stimulate the economy as both banks and companies make investments in things or people.

Of course they pay as little as possible. Dont you? Do you not claim anything. And the 14% thing is from capital gains. The (15%) tax is to encourage investment and promote saving for the future so we dont have to pay for the elderly. Raising it would screw over retirements and decrease the investment. Not to mention the corporations are already taxed, so it amounts to double taxation. And they didnt reinvest in the market because the market was screwed up. You do realize that people work for these evil corporations right? If a company looses lots of money do you really think it will be the CEO that suffers, or the man working full time trying to provide for himself and his family (or herself, whatever). Think things through more, please.

Again, please educate yourself on something as all your arguments fall apart after you look at them in a wholistic and logical way.

Romney gave a lot money money to charity btw, so he helped the poor more than the 14%.

@ MrBurns

Yes, it has been debunked and there are enough stupid people like you to continue to bring it up.

You can't say that they pay no tax when clearly the amount of money they paid in tax is more than the tax return. That's basic math level which you clearly you do not possess.

What you said about economy is true in a sense. However, you failed to realize that most banks the rich put money in are NOT IN THE US. Your entire argument collapse right there when you say it will be invest back into the community.

Romney, Hello? He puts most of his money off-shores, that is a prime example.

As for his charity, he is obligated to donate 10% to his Mormon and in order to get 14% tax, he needs to have some money in charity. HOWEVER, to say he helps the poor is clearly WRONG and misleading. Romney only donate to charity belong to Mormon, which help to expand Mormon influence. Mormon already purchase a lot of land and even control towns.

You clearly need to educate yourself more and your whole argument collapse from the start with the "reinvest back to community". My question is, which country? Clearly not in the US just like thousands of jobs he shipped to China.

Cuong,

Did you ever make it out of the fifth grade? Probably not. How is it clear that they paid more in tax when you can get a net positive tax return? Many are also on free housing, food stamps, and other programs. So no, they do not put into the system. Please go back to elementary school, or at least take a tax class so you can know people can actually receive money with tax returns depending on their claims.

Most of the money is not in the US. Please back this up with anything even resembling a source.

So you know where Romney's money is? Or the fact that he started a company that saved many businesses?

He did not only donate money to mormon charities. Please back up what you say. He donated a lot yes. And you do know that religious charities do help the poor and sick right? Or are you just so spiteful you have to hate every religious institution.

His company saved and created jobs. The only jobs taken were when a company was going to collapse. Not every company can be saved. And Obama and Clinton have both done a good job of ensuring that China receives both jobs shipped over seas or here at home.

Please tell me you have adult supervision on the internet. It can be quite dangerous for a child.

@MrBurns

Your response is clearly of 3rd grader.

There are enough sites to show that most wealthy do not put their money in the US to avoid tax. IRS also confirm this fact and that is why they gave an option to allows thousands of millionaire to do the right thing before prosecution of tax evasion.

You said BAIN created a lot of jobs here? LOL, what a riot. Every sources tell otherwise about the amount of jobs created in China. You can spin all you want, but the fact is Romney deny his involvement with BAIN from 1999 to 2002 is very clear evident of him distance himself and what you said are pure baloney.

As for Clinton ship jobs to China, perform you should read NAFTA history, started by Bush Sr. with majority of Republican to back up. Then Clinton signed it because everything has already been finalize before that.

Obama ships job to China? You mean those 2 bills GOP block that "increase more tax to company that ship jobs oversea"?

You are not only lying, but lies a lot. Just like Political facts actually show more than 50% of what Romney said about Obama is not true. I can see where you pick that up "Lies, lies a lot until something stick".

Republicans are f****ing liars and blood sucking vampires ....F$#R% them !!!!

As for Clinton ship jobs to China, perform you should read NAFTA history, started by Bush Sr. with majority of Republican to back up. Then Clinton signed it because everything has already been finalize before that.

is that the revisionist history you got there? clinton paraded nafta around as a great thing and the dems overwhelmingly supported it and voted for it, it was passed during clintons presidency. do you remember ross perot on tv back during the bush sr., clinton campaign telling us all how nafta sucked and would ruin us? regardless on when it got started, clinton and the dems both supported and voted for it and people like you just gloss it over and blame the other guy.

if you cant get simple facts right and instead blame someone else, nothing you have ever said is relevant or correct.