[petesergeant]

Doesn’t he owe them a specific dollar amount, and the 25-30% is essentially a lien?

[rvense]

I'm sure that difference is very important to him.

[bluefirebrand]

If he wins the lottery or raises a ton of money on GoFundMe or something, it may become relevant to him.

[petesergeant]

I've no idea if it is, but there's a big difference between a bounded amount of money and a potentially infinite amount of money earned. If he has a startup that goes somewhere, or he wins the lottery, potentially he can be out from under this in one situation, or not in the other

[loeg]

$14M might as well be infinite for the vast majority of people.

[rvense]

Quick calculation says it'd take me and my wife about 100 years to pay it off if we don't spend money on anything else.

[bhaney]

Yes. He owes a specific amount, and the "25-30%" showing up in articles comes from a quote of Bowser himself, where he's referring to wage garnishment.