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Why wealth corrupts

hen construction entrepreneur Jack Whittaker won the record-breaking $315 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas night in 2002, the largest undivided lottery jackpot in history, Whittaker became an instant celebrity in West Virginia for the pot of gold that had landed upon his doorstep. Whittaker vowed at once to be a good example of what happens when someone comes into riches. “I want to

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