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gates and his charities ...
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anyone hear the news today that another billionaire has just joined gates by donating twenty billion quid ,,,most of his fortune apparently ...to the gates charity>
i heard this on car radio and didn't catch who it was.
apparently the biggest donation to charity in history.
is this the start of of something new ...something good?
i heard this on car radio and didn't catch who it was.
apparently the biggest donation to charity in history.
is this the start of of something new ...something good?
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Or you know...Party 24/7 and blitz myself!
Or purchase some land in Texas, a trailer, set myself up and donate the rest.
I like Gates' vision on how to change the world. Wish there was a way to get involved, to be honest.
Clearly he's trying to atone for the sins of windows 98
Its no where near as simple as that, they dont just have a bank account with $20bn sitting in it, they own companies, and if you want the controlling share then you have to have 51% of the shares, ergo you need to have that much money.
What this donation is isnt really money as such, its assets and shares which Gates can use to fund research, its not a big cheque.
i heard bill gates is going to leave the vast majority of his fortune to charity.
Of course his kids get set up with a few million but i'm sure they'd be fine.
gates has said there is no way one man can need the ammount of money he has amassed in a very short time.
he plans on leaving only a small amount to his kids.
he says he has been pondering for a while how he can give back all the money he has made ...to those who need it more than he does.
it makes a refreshing change.
most like to hord it and try and get further up the rich list, the fact that the guy donated 80% of his wealth shocks me that he is keeping 20% his family still doesn't need that much (still 7.5 million), but it does set a precident and hopefully more will realise that they dont need all that money, i have a really low wage but do my best to donate and buy Fairtrade products which is a longer term solution to poverty and disease!
What I've heard is that he intends to give each of his kids $10 million, then just leave the rest to charity. Seems sensible, since no-one really needs more that $10m.
yeah it is, thats enough for a 4 bed house, bills and food for a good few years and holidays, and thats without a job, admitedly it won't get you a private jet and a mansion, but do really need those latter two!
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This guy has more money than everyone on the face of the planet except Bill Gates, yet he STILL lives in the $31,500 house that he bought in 1958 when he hardly had a penny to his name.
He's not your average guy and he's not the average billionaire either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
Admittedly, I'm slightly more impressed with Buffet - he gave his money away to someone else to give away, rather than
Who's the richest person changes accoridng to the stockmarket the Ikea man was the richest man for a few months when Microsoft shares were down in value.