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The only "lottery curse" is the curse of stupidity. They say money can't buy happiness, then you do not know where to shop or how to budget. It's been said that if all of the wealth of the world were divided evenly among all people in a few short years, the one with the most wealth before the divide would be wealthy again, and the poor would be deprived still.

In response to what has become known as the Financial Crisis of 2008, the central bankers of the world have employed nearly every form of monetary alchemy at their disposal in a desperate attempt to maintain the status quo. The status quo, which in this case means that all commercial banks and sovereign governments remain both liquid and solvent, has become increasingly difficult to maintain.