Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
It comes down to human greed. A guy makes 1/4 billion, legally or not. How much can he spend in a lifetime? It doesn't matter how much he can spend, he still wants more. Look at our pro athletes, making millions a year. They can't spend it all but its a game, a matter of making more than the next guy. Look at our high tech billionaires, Bezos, Gates, and the rest, incredibly wealthy but still fighting for more. There's never enough. You've heard the old saying about the millionaire who died. "How much did he leave? All of it."


You would be surprised at how many pro athletes are flat broke 5 years after retirement.