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haele

(15,412 posts)
8. True.
Tue Apr 15, 2014, 02:37 PM
Apr 2014

For a while at least. A couple Billion might keep a tuition-free university going for a decade or so.

But it's his money, and he's apparently trying to do good with it rather than play RL Monopoly or buy politicians and push an agenda that benefits his friends and personal reality. It's difficult to imagine many people at that level of wealth that would do the same.

And it is nice to occasionally wonder what we would do with money like that in his shoes...

Haele

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Way to go Chuck! chrisstopher Apr 2014 #1
Wonderful !!!!! SamKnause Apr 2014 #2
Good to see a billionaire with a heart. nt UtahLib Apr 2014 #3
He could have set up an endowment KamaAina Apr 2014 #4
Excellent point. Brigid Apr 2014 #5
Endowments often get hijacked. haele Apr 2014 #6
For that kind of dough, he could even have set up his own university KamaAina Apr 2014 #7
True. haele Apr 2014 #8
Yea, I would normally say “Great Job my man.”... busterbrown Apr 2014 #9
Actually, he did set up a foundation: Faryn Balyncd Apr 2014 #11
Doesnt even own a car...or Rolex. ErikJ Apr 2014 #10
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