Monday, June 26, 2006
Oracle of Omaha, indeed
So it was announced recently that Warren Buffett, the world's second-richest man and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has decided to give eighty-five percent of his money to charity (predominantly, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation).
That's eighty-five percent of his forty-four BILLION dollars in worth. He's seventy-five years old and has spent his lifetime amassing his fortune ... and now he's going to give the bulk of it away to charity. A charity that doesn't even have his name on it - talk about bucking the trend of the egotistical wealthy person.
I (heart) America.
That's eighty-five percent of his forty-four BILLION dollars in worth. He's seventy-five years old and has spent his lifetime amassing his fortune ... and now he's going to give the bulk of it away to charity. A charity that doesn't even have his name on it - talk about bucking the trend of the egotistical wealthy person.
I (heart) America.
