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Subject: If you were rich, would you become a philanthropist?
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Say you won a lottery and got several billion dollars, would you become a philanthropist, and donate money for the betterment of society, or would you keep your money?

  • 01.01.2013 3:56 PM PDT

Iron Man, definitely

  • 01.01.2013 3:56 PM PDT

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Give all of it to NASA.

[Edited on 01.01.2013 3:57 PM PST]

  • 01.01.2013 3:56 PM PDT

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Hell yeah I'd be a philanthropist. Living to party with money (and perceiving it as infinite) is a sure way to lose it all.

I don't need that much money, and I wouldn't use it well for personal causes.

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  • 01.01.2013 3:58 PM PDT
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I do not want to stop asking. I do not ask to stop wanting.

Definitely.

  • 01.01.2013 3:59 PM PDT

Unto the Fray we go

Likely Not. I'd probably isolate myself, get an automatic weapons license, buy a Galil and live in the West Virginia mountains far away from any major town.

Why a Galil? I have my reasons.

  • 01.01.2013 4:00 PM PDT
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"The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.
The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light."
-Felix Adler

I'd donate large chunks to charities and friends. Spend the rest on random things and useless objects.

  • 01.01.2013 4:00 PM PDT

"I am an enforcer man! Don't nothin' go down in my house! This 100% heart baby! Sure, I check a few fools. I give em the pain! But sometimes its about intimidation, though. It's mind games."
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Yeah, definitely.

  • 01.01.2013 4:01 PM PDT

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Yes, and like the other guy said give some to NASA because space

  • 01.01.2013 4:02 PM PDT
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''Misanthropes have some admirable if paradoxical virtues. It is no exaggeration to say that we are among the nicest people you are likely to meet. Because good manners build sturdy walls, our distaste for intimacy makes us exceedingly cordial "ships that pass in the night." As long as you remain a stranger we will be your friend forever.''

''I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart. ''

Keep them of course. Get your own dosh.

  • 01.01.2013 4:06 PM PDT
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There is just something magical about leaning your head back, letting your eyes roll into the back of your head, and taking a piss while floating in the swimming pool.

I'd buy giant smoker/grill that I could tow with my truck, and go around and make free BBQ for Veterans and such.

  • 01.01.2013 4:08 PM PDT

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Yeah, one man doesn't need the wealth of many all to himself, now does he? A lot of good can be done with the money, after making sure you've secured an income to sustain the wealth of course.

  • 01.01.2013 4:10 PM PDT

"Thoughts are the shadows of feelings; always darker, emptier, and simpler."

I don't like having a ton of money at once. I'd probably donate a lot of it to my church and other organizations, then I'd invest some into local businesses.

  • 01.01.2013 4:10 PM PDT

Rosa Parks never called shotgun.

Since I hadn't really "earned" the money in any significant way, I imagine I would give a good deal of it to NASA research, and hire investment brokers to handle the rest. However, if I had earned every penny of it through my own hard work, I would be less keen on giving it away.

  • 01.01.2013 4:13 PM PDT

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I'd buy giant smoker/grill that I could tow with my truck, and go around and make free BBQ for Veterans and such.

That's actually a really good idea.

  • 01.01.2013 4:21 PM PDT

"Living to smile, and not to succeed; smiling to inspire happiness, not to give the illusion you are happy; creativity and music to inspire smiling, which in turn inspires happiness; being nice to be happy, not for being perceived a good person."

Aside from what money I would give to my mother, the rest shall all go toward independent space agencies.

  • 01.01.2013 4:22 PM PDT

Skwid

Why not? I aim to live in my own means and meet my needs. I would keep a nice chunk for myself, but most I would donate to locals for the betterment of my area as needed.

  • 01.01.2013 4:24 PM PDT
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Of course, mostly spending it on charities or to help fund programs that help the less fortunate.

  • 01.01.2013 4:28 PM PDT

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"But I do not think we're invincible"

Yes.

  • 01.01.2013 4:29 PM PDT

-bow chicka brown cow-

undoubtably

  • 01.01.2013 4:30 PM PDT