The Peak of Human Achievement: A $40,000 Scratch-Off
Seriously? This is what were celebrating now? An Ohio woman – let’s call her Brenda, because I just feel like shed be named Brenda – had a gas station clerk select her lottery ticket for her. Because apparently, making your own choices is far too taxing these days. And the reward for this monumental effort in delegating responsibility? Forty thousand dollars a year…for twenty-five years.
Let’s break that down. Thats $1 million total, before taxes, which will undoubtedly be substantial. A million dollars achieved through random chance and the enthusiastic participation of a minimum wage employee who probably deserves hazard pay for dealing with Brenda and her kind. And everyone is acting like she ascended to some higher plane of existence!
I bet shes already planning the yacht and caviar, completely oblivious to the fact that she’ll likely spend more than $40,000 a year just on maintaining that lifestyle. It’s utterly predictable. Another cautionary tale about fleeting fortune and the seductive lure of instant gratification. Meanwhile, actual hard work and dedication remain unrewarded, while Brenda basks in the glory of…nothing. Absolutely nothing she earned. Just wonderful.
