# Why do msome people want so much money?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-msome-people-want-so-much-money/1032486>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-msome-people-want-so-much-money/1032486 "2026-08-22T16:17:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![dcbwhaley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcbwhaley/32/21437_2.png) [@dcbwhaley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcbwhaley)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-msome-people-want-so-much-money/1032486/1 "2026-08-22T16:17:42Z")

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Once you have made your first billion surely you can buy all you want. So wh do people strive for more billions

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-msome-people-want-so-much-money/1032486/2 "2026-08-22T16:23:26Z")

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-msome-people-want-so-much-money/1032486/3 "2026-08-22T16:23:40Z")

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[Moderating]  
This is not a factual question.