The national debt tops $26 trillion for the first time as the federal government ramps up coronavirus relief spending

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Too much money can snare a man with dangerous habits I have seen, especially money they haven't worked for.

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It's why so many lottery winners crash and burn. But there's also a subset of people with more functionality, or self control. However you want to say it.

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They have more control over their lusts, or their emotions perhaps? I for one would not want to be an overnight multi-millionaire because I know exactly where it would lead and have spent too many years ironing out the kinks and cleaning out detritus to want to go back.

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Agreed, unresolved temptations and kinks suddenly becoming unconstrained by finances could be a problem.