Lottery Mania on Both Sides of the Pond

We start this week with the two XX Millions offering near record Jackpots.

• In the U.S., the Mega Millions annuity is $244 million, which is the 10th highest range, and
• In Europe, the Euro Millions Jackpot is €133 million, a level not reached since 2006.

Adding in the Powerball lottery's $101 million jackpot, we have nearly 1/2 a billion U.S. dollars being offered to lottery players this week.

Maybe our Federal and State governments should consider being active lottery players to help reduce their burdensome debt.