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As long as the probability of receiving money tomorrow decreases faster than the increase in the amount of promised money, you never have to hand over your wallet.
There's no reason to think that trend holds, though. If twice the world's GDP is offered, why would an offer of four times world GDP be less likely to any significant degree, let alone half as likely or less?