The Zombie Statistic: A Fool and His Money Are Soon Parted

This myth reflects, I think, Americans like deep ambivalence about people who quote unquote don't work for their money. The only evidence that he points to about this is that a lot of lottery winners end up bankrupt. This zombie statistic is so common that the actual this think tank had to put out a statement being like, we've never said this. He clearly misheard a fool and his money are soon parted.