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Blue_true

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22. He did what I would do. Set aside an amount of money to get one through
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 12:21 AM
Sep 2020

the end of life, give what is left over after burial and estate settling to charity.

While $2 million in retirement isn't exactly "broke", I truly admire giving away 3750x that. moriah Sep 2020 #1
Medical expenses and nursing home care can be extremely expensive wryter2000 Sep 2020 #3
All Relative, Right? ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #6
Agreed on all counts wryter2000 Sep 2020 #8
I agree, as opposed to some DFW Sep 2020 #14
Won't anyone speak for the billionaires! Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2020 #20
What, all 540 of them? DFW Sep 2020 #23
You dont have to look far; Post #15. Posted right after yours! oldsoftie Sep 2020 #26
Yes, I'm still in Germany DFW Sep 2020 #28
You should make this an OP. SO many folks here just dont get reality & need to hear it. oldsoftie Sep 2020 #30
Wow. Breaking out the "taxation is NAZIism" and invoking crimes against Jewish people. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2020 #31
No, Enteignung and full confiscation were Nazi tactics. DFW Sep 2020 #32
He did what I would do. Set aside an amount of money to get one through Blue_true Sep 2020 #22
What a loser! What did he get out of it? Miigwech Sep 2020 #2
Todays winner!! oldsoftie Sep 2020 #27
ThanksChuck. And Mrs Feeney. LakeArenal Sep 2020 #4
There's a great YouTube video of him bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #5
What a perfect goal to strive for. yonder Sep 2020 #7
So would this guy be a "loser" or a "sucker?" dchill Sep 2020 #9
Depends on which Trump answered you... Moostache Sep 2020 #12
Actually, I have the same goal. Mr.Bill Sep 2020 #10
Kinda restores one's faith, doesn't it! calimary Sep 2020 #11
My faith is indeed restored in humanity. But we hear stories of giving on DU all of the time, and SWBTATTReg Sep 2020 #13
Well, it's a start anyway. At least there are some people who aren't greedy bastards. groundloop Sep 2020 #16
It would be better if he'd been taxed on more of it, though. LisaM Sep 2020 #15
I'm sure he paid plenty in taxes - his giving spanned around 4 decades..... groundloop Sep 2020 #17
"some charities may be things we dont want our money to go to". Jeeze. oldsoftie Sep 2020 #25
I'm broker than him and I didn't have to work at it. TeamPooka Sep 2020 #18
This is, IMHO, our true "purpose" in life Pluvious Sep 2020 #19
K&R, uponit7771 Sep 2020 #21
My first serious job Roy Rolling Sep 2020 #24
Thank you, Mr. & Mrs. Feeney! NCjack Sep 2020 #29
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