40 Billionaires to Donate Half Their Money

[Riot]

Nice gesture, or demonstration of the socialist/communist/Marxist corruption of the wealthiest in the world? Discuss.

40 Billionaires to Donate Half Their Money

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have convinced 38 other billionaires to give away half their wealth to charity. Gates and Buffett started "The Giving Pledge" earlier this year; it’s a campaign to get the richest people to donate to the charitable causes of their choice, either before or after their death. Others taking the pledge include Michael Bloomberg, Barry Diller, Larry Ellison, T. Boone Pickens, David Rockefeller, George Lucas, Ted Turner, and Ronald Perelman. The U.S. has about 400 billionaires; the 40 who’ve made the pledge are worth more than $230 billion combined.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Riot

Nice gesture, or demonstration of the socialist/communist/Marxist corruption of the wealthiest in the world? Discuss.

Well it is a nice gesture to the colleges and medical facilities. I don't know of much humanitarian aid will be shelled out! Will be interested to see the list of donors.....but hats off to them. THEY earned it, THEY can do with it what they will.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Well it is a nice gesture to the colleges and medical facilities. I don't know of much humanitarian aid will be shelled out! Will be intered to see the lidt of donors.....but hats off to them. THEY earned it, THEY can do with it what the will.

exactly. Riot is such a freaking moron.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

exactly. Riot is such a freaking moron.

But she supports Kerry docking his boat in RI to avoid taxes.

I've counted six personalities for her so far but I probably missed 12 others.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

But she supports Kerry docking his boat in RI to avoid taxes.

I've counted six personalities for her so far but I probably missed 12 others.

Aw, we know you can't count that high

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Aw, we know you can't count that high

Go get high and jog.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

exactly. Riot is such a freaking moron.

Actually, no, that would clearly be you and Dell being the freaking morons.

I agree completely with what Timm said. Never said or implied anything differently.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Actually, no, that would clearly be you and Dell being the freaking morons.

I just want out of subsidizing your bum knee and multiple mental problems. Just pay your own insurance, shut up and fight the courts. Why bring me and others into your health issues? I'm too taxed with my work out to remain healthy.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

I just want out of subsidizing your bum knee and multiple mental problems. Just pay your own insurance, shut up and fight the courts. Why bring me and others into your health issues? I'm to taxed with my work out to remain healthy.

Uh ... already too many drinks under your belt today? Hallucinations getting worse?

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

I just want out of subsidizing your bum knee and multiple mental problems. Just pay your own insurance, shut up and fight the courts. Why bring me and others into your health issues? I'm too taxed with my work out to remain healthy.

You gotta stay healthy. Who's gonna pay for ObamaCare?

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Riot

Actually, no, that would clearly be you and Dell being the freaking morons.

I agree completely with what Timm said. Never said or implied anything differently.

yeah okay stupid bitch.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

THEY earned it

I guess it depends on what exactly you mean by "earned."
I mean....David Rockefeller and Ronald Perelman are on the list and they had pretty much "earned" their money once they successfully made it out of the womb.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I guess it depends on what exactly you mean by "earned."
I mean....David Rockefeller and Ronald Perelman are on the list and they had pretty much "earned" their money once they successfully made it out of the womb.

And Bill Gates and Warren Buffet were self made and worth Rockefeller and Perelman 100X plus. So nice effort but 'air-ball'.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

And Bill Gates and Warren Buffet were self made and worth Rockefeller and Perelman 100X plus. So nice effort but 'air-ball'.

Huh?
I never claimed that everybody on the list owed their billions to inheritance. Obviously many of them do not. It isn't as if George Lucas inherited his Star Wars money.
But I guess I'll congratulate YOU on nicely refuting a point that nobody made.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

And Bill Gates and Warren Buffet were self made and worth Rockefeller and Perelman 100X plus. So nice effort but 'air-ball'.

Rockefeller is probably worth more than everyone else on that list combined.

Think about that family and their history, and ALL of their holdings. They practically control banking, oil and a big chunk of pharma.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Rockefeller is probably worth more than everyone else on that list combined.

Think about that family and their history, and ALL of their holdings. They practically control banking, oil and a big chunk of pharma.

Exactly. Some of the richest people stomped on lots of human beings to get their. Collusion etc....now they probably have pangs of remorse. Doesn't change how they got their(for some)....Anyway, you can't take it with you. Money is overrated.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Rockefeller is probably worth more than everyone else on that list combined.

Think about that family and their history, and ALL of their holdings. They practically control banking, oil and a big chunk of pharma.

they own a big pracel of land here near Tarrytown called Pocantico Hills NY , and yes they have a 9 hole golf course on the grounds

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Rockefeller is probably worth more than everyone else on that list combined.

Think about that family and their history, and ALL of their holdings. They practically control banking, oil and a big chunk of pharma.

and they were taxed out of their money like the Walton family in a generation or 2. Hard to pay 50% per year to the IRS and stay.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by miraja2

I guess it depends on what exactly you mean by "earned."
I mean....David Rockefeller and Ronald Perelman are on the list and they had pretty much "earned" their money once they successfully made it out of the womb.

so? whats the point? Their families still earned it.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

so? whats the point? Their families still earned it.

The point was simply that Timm's statement that they had "earned" their money wasn't entirely true in all cases, or - at the very least - true only if a loose definition of the word "earned" was used.
It had nothing to do with their decision to donate the money, which is why I only quoted one sentence of his post (the sentence to which I was responding).