Hats Off To These Rich Guys

SirMoby · 2006-06-26, 10:57 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5115920.stm

"Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is to donate about $37bn (£20bn) - most of his vast personal fortune - to Bill Gates' charitable foundation."

This is really a beautiful thing.

emmanuelle · 2006-06-26, 11:07 AM

Agreed!

Jim · 2006-06-26, 11:29 AM

I saw that this morning. I thought it broke down to about $30 Billion to Bill Gates, $3 Billion to Buffett's deceased wife's charity and about a Billion to each of his 3 children's charities.

But anyway you slice it, Bill Gates charity is very rich these days

Or, it will be next week.

I wondered this morning how this would effect the Forbes Top Rich People. Both these guys should drop considerably.

virgohippy · 2006-06-26, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirMoby

"Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is to donate about $37bn (£20bn) - most of his vast personal fortune - to Bill Gates' charitable foundation."

I wish I could do the same.

krusher · 2006-06-27, 11:46 PM

Yeah, yah gotta respect that. Amazing.

alessandro · 2006-06-28, 04:58 AM

Huh, these people are truly rich, but as you said, kudos for their noblemindedness.

docholly · 2006-06-28, 09:57 AM

The interest on that money generates 157.00 per second.. which translates to 9420.00 per minute and 565,200.00 per hour. I wish warren could give me 1 minute of his interest time.

The now expanded gates foundation is larger than the GDP of 187 nations, would keep the UN operating for 5 years, and is bigger than all of the combined budgets of Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas for the next 20 years.

and maybe they will find a cure for aids.

2006-06-26, 10:57 AM	#1
SirMoby Jim? I heard he's a dirty pornographer. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2,706	Hats Off To These Rich Guys http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5115920.stm "Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is to donate about $37bn (£20bn) - most of his vast personal fortune - to Bill Gates' charitable foundation." This is really a beautiful thing.

2006-06-28, 09:57 AM	#7
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2006-06-26, 11:07 AM	#2
emmanuelle 0100011101100101011001010 1101011001000000100001101 1010000110100101100011 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,441	Agreed!

2006-06-26, 11:29 AM	#3
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	I saw that this morning. I thought it broke down to about $30 Billion to Bill Gates, $3 Billion to Buffett's deceased wife's charity and about a Billion to each of his 3 children's charities. But anyway you slice it, Bill Gates charity is very rich these days Or, it will be next week. I wondered this morning how this would effect the Forbes Top Rich People. Both these guys should drop considerably.

2006-06-27, 11:46 PM	#5
krusher Heh Heh Heh! Lisa! Vampires are make believe, just like elves and gremlins and eskimos! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: between a rock and a hard place Posts: 72	Yeah, yah gotta respect that. Amazing.

2006-06-28, 04:58 AM	#6
alessandro I don't have to be careful. I got a gun Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The 3rd planet from the sun :) Posts: 365	Huh, these people are truly rich, but as you said, kudos for their noblemindedness.