What would you do?

[zandiago]

Good day boys & girls, so what would you do if you had millions/billions of dollars to spare?

[Serunson]

>Buy a PS3 :P
>Buy out the English Parliament, so i become the Prime Minister
>Buy Gran Turismo 5 for the PS3 when Polyphony Digital can be bothered to make it.
>Implement 1Giga bit per second internet speeds for the whole of the UK :)
>Also buying a lot of sports cars, and becoming a presenter on Top Gear.

Also btw Congrats on featured poster Zandiago

[sneekula]

Build a utopian society where every citizen is properly informed, educated, motivated and a thing of beauty and logic.

[zandiago]

Serunson...thanks...i feel very honored to be awarded! If I had lots of money & political power, I'd try to balance the scales..meaning you wouldn't have one person making millions per year...and another person making only thousands...

[scru]

Develop weapons of mass destruction to bomb Utopian societies.

Build a private state of the art island empire for me, myself, and I (okay maybe a few close ones too).

[uniquestar]

If I had lots of money & political power, I'd try to balance the scales..meaning you wouldn't have one person making millions per year...and another person making only thousands...

<cough>Communism</cough>

[Serunson]

oooo political in-correctness there uniquestar!
:X :D

[EnderX]

oooo political in-correctness there uniquestar!
:X :D

Where? All I see is a semi-accurate assessment of the situation.

[Ezzaral]

Where? All I see is a semi-accurate assessment of the situation.

Same. You might want to throw socialism in there too.

[twomers]

I'd like to buy a smallish island. Seriously.

[hbk619]

Get my own place.
Do all the things I dream of - parachute jumps, climb sydney harbour bridge etc.
Pay for me n mates to go skiing.
Pay for their dreams to come true - where possible lol

[sneekula]

I'd like to buy a smallish island. Seriously.

Hehe, until the first hurricane comes around and washes it and its only palm tree away.

[sneekula]

Build a utopian society where every citizen is properly informed, educated, motivated and a thing of beauty and logic.

Of course the ultimate utopian society would have at its disposal the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. This has to be an integral part of its survival against the many "bombers" of the world.

[EnderX]

Of course the ultimate utopian society would have at its disposal the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. This has to be an integral part of its survival against the many "bombers" of the world.

Nah, the real survival technique there would be a workable defense against the assaults of the 'bombers'. But keep the WMDs on hand; MAD might have a deterrent effect on some of them. Then again, it might not...

[sneekula]

Nah, the real survival technique there would be a workable defense against the assaults of the 'bombers'. But keep the WMDs on hand; MAD might have a deterrent effect on some of them. Then again, it might not...

Offense is the best defense! How about a super slick preemptive strike weapon?

[MidiMagic]

1. Pay off my mortgage.

2. Work to change the following:

- Remove the powers of all governments to do anything other than prevent crime.

- Abolish the Plurality Voting System and all other voting systems with biases built into them.

- Require all politicians in office to pay three times the taxes all other people pay.

- Get Political Correctness and Environmentalism recognized as the religions they are, and treated appropriately by governments. Their tenets would not allowed to be made into laws.

- Limit the amount of tax any individual is required to pay to 10 percent.

- Require scientific reviews by disinterested scientists of all scientific claims presented to governments with the intent to require laws to be passed.

[Narue]

>what would you do if you had millions/billions of dollars to spare?
The same thing nearly everyone else on Earth would do: spend it selfishly, and maybe donate as little as possible to shut up the people who feel the need to tell me what to do with my money.

[Ancient Dragon]

give it all away to relatives and charity. I would hate to be filthy rich -- people who have lots of money have to work their tails off just to keep it. I'm perfectly happy with what I have now.

[jaepi]

give it all away to relatives and charity. I would hate to be filthy rich -- people who have lots of money have to work their tails off just to keep it. I'm perfectly happy with what I have now.

Yeah, I do agree with you.

[Ene Uran]

I would build the world's largest bar.

[hbk619]

I'd go to Ene's bar. :)

[jwenting]

Most of it would end up being invested in such a way as to provide me with a comfortable income.
A small percentage I'd likely use to buy a house (cheaper in the long run than renting), hire a maid (I hate housework), and make some extended voyages.

Why squander away money when you can make it work for you?

[Ancient Dragon]

I would build the world's largest bar.

I like that idea -- especially if it has some strippers :)

[Jx_Man]

i would build a software development house...it my dreams...:P

[Sulley's Boo]

Invest the money .. the double/tribble/()*%&$#)%&ipple that ill get from that, ill keep on donating it to those who need it ..

and ofcourse I'd save some for me n ma family :P

[Jishnu]

I'd go mad!! I'm better off without it.

[uniquestar]

I'd go mad!! I'm better off without it.

Well if you really didn't want it, I spose I could take it off your hands.

[Jishnu]

lol.. What I really meant was that once you've achieved what you wanted to, its pretty difficult to maintain balance in one's life. I do believe that "An idle mind is a devil's workshop". After you've hit the jackpot, the only things that you'd be probably doing is social work, socializing with friends, etc. There would not be enough quality work to do and I might become idle (devil) sooner or later. Everyone might not succumb to such things, but I think I am not strong enough to be able to remain steadfast to that extent. Instead, it is good that I have a real goal in life, always.. Who knows, the road travelled may turn out to be more beautiful than the destination reached. I want to enjoy leading my life whatever it turns out to be.

[invisal]

I would start my own company, it was my dream. Enjoy my life as much as possible

[jaepi]

Donate to wikipedia....