Billionaires who haven't taken the pledge...

[NotSoSilentBob]

You wouldn't give a dime of 20 billion dollars away? Wow.

Not in the self-serving manner in which those signing that 'pledge' have done.

[R13]

Self-serving? What would that be? To look good? I don't really care if they were trying to impress some chick somewhere, it's going to be helping millions of people, Gates and Buffet have given away a ridiculous amount and both have obligated money to be given away after they're gone.

And as I've said, the only one I really have mentioned was the Waltons, they didn't earn a dime...they won the genetic lottery. Of course they don't have to, no one is arguing they do, but generosity is a virtue of a good human-being. Not giving any money to help other when you have that many billions is nothing but selfish, foolish to claim otherwise, but oh well.

[1inStripes]

But you don't know that they do not have something in a will to contribute to someplace like St. Judes or anything like that. You really cannot persecute someone just because you don't know. Alot of these folks don't let people know where their fortunes go after their passing, or what they may give away while they are alive.

[yankeebaseball]

You wouldn't give a dime of 20 billion dollars away? Wow.

not one red cent.
unless i gave it first hand and appropriated how I felt it should be.

no blanket organization, if someone needed a hospital, id have it built.
if a college needed a special amount for help, id see it through.
along those lines, you realize that carnagie did this and people basically misused all his philanthropy dont you, well not misused, thats prob the wrong term but his generosity was taken advantage of often, The Carnegie Hero Fun was his pet project . It was said to have came out of his own head and made him the happiest. Not just giving money away to whatever org wanted it, which he did as well. bout 332 mill of his money went to charity or 90%
In his manifesto the "The Gospel of Wealth" he wrote no man becomes rich unless he enriches others"
He would receive hundreds of letters a day asking for his money he made from US steel after he sold it to JP Morgan.
other than that, no.


and that isnt copy and paste.
i have no moral obligation or commitment to anyone or anything.

[yankeebaseball]

Self-serving? What would that be? To look good? I don't really care if they were trying to impress some chick somewhere, it's going to be helping millions of people, Gates and Buffet have given away a ridiculous amount and both have obligated money to be given away after they're gone.

And as I've said, the only one I really have mentioned was the Waltons, they didn't earn a dime...they won the genetic lottery. Of course they don't have to, no one is arguing they do, but generosity is a virtue of a good human-being. Not giving any money to help other when you have that many billions is nothing but selfish, foolish to claim otherwise, but oh well.

Have you had a lot of billionaires help you?