[bluedevil2k]

1) It doesn't say how old his wife is, who knows how long her retirement will be. She looks 65+ in the picture, but who knows.

2) A man feels a certain responsibility to take care of his wife even when he's gone.

3) $2M only spins off $80k in income, hardly a rich lifestyle and far less than most Americans on this site could live with.

* And check your math, 2% of 8B is $160M not the $2M stated in the article.