Where are the Billionaires?

[whathehell]

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/cornonavirus-bloomberg-bezos-gates-billionaires/608380/

[Roland99]

1. Too busy saving Notre Dame and buying up gold

[LakeArenal]

20. Selling off stocks and relying on really good healthcare.

But those billions for a Catholic Church. That was totally insane.

[Hearthrob]

27. They are circling Dulles

Having been invited to fill the numerous "acting"
executive posts they are anxious to finish us off.

[OhioChick]

2. In their bunkers. n/t

[JDC]

4. Yep. High end, repurposed silo condo.

[Andy823]

3. Hiding out

in expensive homes far way from the people who might have the virus. Islands, well fortified mansions with lots of armed men to protect them!

[ret5hd]

5. New Zealand...or en route anyway.

[Texaswitchy]

6. Beat me.

Cough up some money guys.

[zackymilly]

7. Out on their yachts away from us peons.n/t

[stillcool]

8. apparently we only have 3

Gates, Bloomberg and Bezos.

The nation’s wealthiest individuals are contributing to the coronavirus-pandemic response, but they can’t compensate for government inaction.
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We’re imagining, we’re hoping, that the government is going to support this effort. That’s the hope,” she said. “We do not generally buy supplies and equipment for the United States. It doesn’t mean we could never. At the moment, that doesn’t seem to be the place where we’re going to have the most impact.”

In an interview yesterday, Henning and Frieden told me that while the nonprofit and philanthropy sector can often move more quickly and flexibly than large governments, its role is to fill in the gaps, not to compensate for government inaction.

“This isn’t a money problem,” Frieden, who served as Bloomberg’s health commissioner in New York, said of the supply shortages. “This is an operational and administrative problem, and it’s really a core government function. There are some private-sector initiatives that may be helping—for example, an effort to get testing more widely available—but really this is about the government doing what only the government can do.”

[whathehell]

12. "We do not generally buy supplies and equipment for the United States"

No shit, sherlock, but these are obviously exceptional times.

That fucker, Bloomberg has 61 Billion dollars and had NO problem shelling out Half a Billion for his presidential run. He, and the others should be stepping up during this emergency and supplying the country with what it needs -- They have MORE than enough.

[stillcool]

21. well...that fucker is stepping up..

according to the article above. He will never be able to do enough...but even if he did, would you know?
https://www.bloomberg.org/program/public-health/coronavirus-response/#coronavirus-global-response-initiative
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/

[whathehell]

22. Not enough, according to that article

and, yes, I would know.

[whathehell]

29. Um no, the US, as of 2016, has at least 548 billionnaires..

and the numbers have risen substantially since then.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_the_number_of_billionaires

https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/

[Hoyt]

9. Don't think most posters read the article.

[whathehell]

13. What makes you say that?

[Hoyt]

15. Well, if you read it, you darn sure didn't comprehend it.

[whathehell]

23. You don't know squat about what I read or 'comprehend'.

You can't answer a simple question, so you attack me?
. Enjoy your time on my big I list.

[BusyBeingBest]

14. I know they didn't. LOL.

[Hoyt]

16. Damnedest thing I've seen today, other than trump conference.

[BusyBeingBest]

19. The title provoked a satisfying knee jerk reaction--

why mess that up with reading?

[ck4829]

25. Works for me!

[lunasun]

10. Besides those mentioned for contributions in link Ken Griffin /Chicago Citadel. 7.5 million China

awhile ago And just announced today 2.5 mil for Chicago - food banks and cpd
As much as I deplore his politics he is doing something at least
I am sure there are more than the ones covered in the link but
yes we need government help Mr Reagan and friends (trump admin)

[Baclava]

11. Jetting out of Dodge to try to hide from the Trump Virus?

Even $150,000 won’t get you a ticket: Super-rich spurned by private jets as coronavirus stops flights

Private jet operators are turning away wealthy clients as coronavirus-related travel bans restrict their ability to operate, despite a surge in requests from people willing to shell out as much as $150,000 to secure a spot on their planes.

https://fortune.com/2020/03/17/super-rich-spurned-private-jets-coronavirus-stops-flights/

[SiliconValley_Dem]

18. In Singapore waiting it out while the proles are culled

[ck4829]

24. Good question

[C_U_L8R]

26. Perfect time for that private island

Fortunately some are stepping up like Gates and Bloomberg.

But others, like the Koch's, can't be bothered to even donate the toilet paper they make. In fact they're actively lobbying Congress against providing relief at all.