The truth is if you have 500 million you could defer taxes by investing in real estate. Say the winner bought 500 million in 250 thousand dollar fourplexes. That would be 2000 fourplexes with 4 units each being 8000 units. If the rent was a flat 650 a month per unit that is $5,200,2000 for the first month. $62,400,000 ...more

Lets be realistic. I live in the state of Texas. It is still over ninty degrees and I live 7 miles over hill country just to get to the edge of town which is a gas station. The shoping is still another three miles away. There is no public transportation but taxi and that would cost me 15 dollars to walmart and 15 back....more

I see the problem with this discussion. My sister is a die hard on climate change and I am not. We have this argument all the time.  I love it. I think we do need to change our ways and I would be a fool to think we have not done damage. Yet I also read a lot. I like to point out to my sister that the "Scientists" that...more