It's the largest philanthropic work ever done, with over 50 billionaires pledging to give away most of their fortunes to various charities. They're not legally bound to do so, but if they renege then I imagine all hell would break loose. Just imagine having Gates' beady glare on you, wherever you go. *shudder*
15 other billionaires signed up recently, alongside Zuckerberg. AOL's co-founder Steve Case, and investor Carl Icahn are just some of the names you might recognize. The charities on the receiving end of the Giving Pledge's handout haven't been named yet, but considering Gates fascination with green issues, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw some funky eco-friendly initiatives start looking or greener.
15 comments:
Big of them. Now if they'd just stop giving away my money...
I despise champagne socialists with a particular passion.
Many people will go crazy with that amount of cash.. but thank God people who actually are rich can do that great things!
Have they actually given the cash yet?
it so amazing to know that even if he spends half his money he is not able to decrease his "richness" by buying things
i hope it will led to good things
well good for them
if you give away the majority of your wealth, what are your kids gunna get?
CAn I have some?.., I promise to help my landlady take out her garbage.
I'm very intersted what might come out of it
no one needs billions of dollars anyways
Good news!
good to know...
Wow! That's a lot of money! Good people, these guys.
Zuckerberg you are alright in my book.
Thats cool, good for them. I mean after the first billion what more do you really need?
It's not like he needs the money anyway
thats great, I hope he doesn't back out when Facebook tanks in a few years and he's only a minor billionaire. haha
I'd like to think I'd do the same if I was in his shoes...but who knows?
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