Would you take $5 million IF...

 

The question is would you take $5 million if you had to give up your family and never see them again? 

My husband and I often read emails and headlines to each other before we start our day. He came across that question.

It gave rise to many more questions.

Does one have to give up all or some of their family?

Can family be divided into liked and not liked?

What to do with $5 million.

If people who said yes, were struggling? What is really struggling ?Sleeping in cars? Living in a slum? That's more than one conversation.

Or what if the people who said weren't struggling. Would they think can can pay off my $250,000 mortgage and buy a Jag? But they may think thy are struggling.

Did anyone think I could set up a scholarship fund? Finance food centers for the hungry, build tiny houses for the homeless? 

I'm sure the Elon Musk-types of the world would say "nope" to help others and get their tax experts to find a way NOT to pay taxes on it.

Would some people feel relief at not having to see any annoying relative again? 

How much would a person miss a loved relative? 

How would a person explain that they chose money over them?

What happens if a person who agreed to never see their family again met a family member in public such as a restaurant or airport by accident? Would they have to return the money?

There was The Millionaire TV show which ran from 1955-1960 where a million dollars was presented to someone without money. A million dollars was a worth a lot more than. 

It didn't come with catches of family desertion.

But the serious question is what does money mean to you?