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Thirty US billionaires pledge to give away half their fortunes to charity
guardian ^ | 4 August 2010 | Andrew Clark

Posted on 08/04/2010 8:43:01 AM PDT by JoeProBono

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To: SumProVita

It’s easier for a camel to walk through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into heaven.

I think they are required to give away more than half of
billions.

Do you remember the story?


41 posted on 08/04/2010 9:30:00 AM PDT by DOGHEAD
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To: DOGHEAD

42 posted on 08/04/2010 9:36:16 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: cripplecreek

43 posted on 08/04/2010 9:40:39 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: cripplecreek

Do as I say not as I do liberals
They know government is a joke


44 posted on 08/04/2010 10:02:25 AM PDT by personalaccts (Is George W going to protect the border?)
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To: eCSMaster

How?! Please tell us.


45 posted on 08/04/2010 10:03:08 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
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The depopulation crew are humanitarians? Who woulda thunk it?


46 posted on 08/04/2010 10:05:16 AM PDT by Hayride
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To: JoeProBono

I’ve read in numerous places that Buffett won’t give any of his money away until he’s dead. You’d think that he would want the pleasure of seeing his money used for good causes in this lifetime. I would.

But, I suppose, better late than never.

P.S. If he’d drop dead by January 1st, there would be no estate taxes. But, being the liberal that he is, I suppose he’d rather give 45% to the government.


47 posted on 08/04/2010 10:07:44 AM PDT by OldPossum
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To: Dayman

I’m more than willing to change my name to Charity. :)

Funny - good one!


48 posted on 08/04/2010 10:09:12 AM PDT by Bitsy
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To: N. Theknow
Teach a man to fish and he will drink all the beer in your want to buy a boat.
49 posted on 08/04/2010 10:09:23 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (My problem with aging is I tend to forget things. Also, I've found that I tend to forget things.)
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To: Cheetahcat

You must be joking. They will invest it anywhere but America


50 posted on 08/04/2010 10:14:56 AM PDT by expatguy (Support "An American Expat in Southeast Asia" - DONATE)
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To: eCSMaster

Gates ruined me and my family. His money is ill-gotten. He’ll get no good wishes here.

I wonder how many of these billionaires will be donating to such worthy causes as Peta, Code Pink, or other social, communist organizations.?


51 posted on 08/04/2010 10:19:28 AM PDT by Bitsy
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To: eCSMaster

How did Gates ruin you and your family?


52 posted on 08/04/2010 10:24:03 AM PDT by Choose Ye This Day (Patriotism: looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. ~ Calvin Coolidge)
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To: JoeProBono

Good for them. The very best they could actually do would be to pump money into the US economy by opening and supporting business ventures. This would be a much better strategy that donating money to African and other 3rd world dictators.


53 posted on 08/04/2010 10:24:10 AM PDT by vpintheak (Love of God, Family and Country has made me an extremist.)
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To: expatguy

“You must be joking. They will invest it anywhere but America”

Yes and crap on the place where they made it, instead preferring to pour it into some third world sewer.


54 posted on 08/04/2010 10:25:08 AM PDT by Cheetahcat (Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: rpierce

My pleasure...and thank YOU for the follow up.


55 posted on 08/04/2010 11:20:19 AM PDT by Pharmboy (What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
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To: JoeProBono

DU`ers are unhappy about this. They are saying they should give it all away,,,every last penny. And they are saying they should give it to the govt.,,,not charities.


56 posted on 08/04/2010 1:56:36 PM PDT by chessplayer
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