True, but not that simple, the problem with lottery is: - it's a sudden spike - money is not linear in many ways Give people time to get used to different in

True, but not that simple, the problem with lottery is: - it's a sudden spike - money is not linear in many ways Give people time to get used to different income levels and they are less likely to go bankrupt. Oh and show them that even through they might think they are rich now they are not, and it's easy to accidentally spend what the have gotten. Many people have wrong ideas of when someone is "rich" compared to "just being wealthy".