That is seriously messed up, to be disgusted that someone would give away only 20% (one fifth) of their lottery winnings. For one thing, lotteries support charities and infrastructure (here in Ontario they do, at least). Buying a lottery ticket gives money to charity. For another, different people are in different financial situations and have different priorities. For example, if I won $1 million, I'd buy a condo for me and one for my parents (who've made some short-sighted financial decisions), and if there was anything left (real estate in Toronto is not cheap), I'd set that aside for a rainy day.
Finally, that's one fifth of the winnings! How many people donate one fifth of their annual income to charity? I would say that I'd like to meet that person to shake his or her hand, but I don't believe that giving to charity should be a public thing because then it becomes a spectacle.
As for the people who say they can't have enough income, my reaction is that they're fundamentally unhappy people looking to things to distract them from that unhappiness. I think they lack imagination, rather than having too much.
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Date: 2008-04-28 02:32 pm (UTC)Finally, that's one fifth of the winnings! How many people donate one fifth of their annual income to charity? I would say that I'd like to meet that person to shake his or her hand, but I don't believe that giving to charity should be a public thing because then it becomes a spectacle.
As for the people who say they can't have enough income, my reaction is that they're fundamentally unhappy people looking to things to distract them from that unhappiness. I think they lack imagination, rather than having too much.