I think we're talking at cross purposes here my friend. This single Mum in Detroit, say she is making $50 a day, ok? But then I give her a million bucks. She ca

I think we're talking at cross purposes here my friend. This single Mum in Detroit, say she is making $50 a day, ok? But then I give her a million bucks. She can buy a cheap house, invest the bulk of it and practically live off the interest even after insurance and bills so long as she didn't decide that all of a sudden she wanted nice cars, nice holidays, nice clothes, whatever. I'm not arguing that there are poor all over the world. I'm arguing that a million dollars is enough to set anyone up for life anywhere in the world. If you are telling me with a straight face that in normal circumstances in the States that you don't think a windfall like this is not enough then I am startled. That said, how the hell much is health insurance in the States. Maybe it really is a lot more than I realize. I guess I'm used to universal health care but all the same - get the million, buy a small house outright, keep your expenses down, and invest the rest (like 800,000) and live off the interest. That's got to be doable :)