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9. I'm not too rough on him

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 08:00 PM

Dec 2015

and I don't use Facebook. But he could be doing a lot worse with his money. It sounds like he's keeping his options open. Many "traditional" billionaires wouldn't bother. And really, wtf are you going to do with 45 billion dollars unless you want to own a corporate conglomerate? You'd never spend a fraction of that on "things".

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What No One Is Telling You About Mark Zuckerberg Donating 99% Of His Fortune To "Charity" [View all] bananas Dec 2015 OP

"What he's done is create his own Superpac." bananas Dec 2015 #1

+26,384 Angry Dragon Dec 2015 #6

Nonsense. You people are letting cynicism run away Hortensis Dec 2015 #43

Well, crap. KnR trof Dec 2015 #2

What To Expect From Mark Zuckerberg’s New Initiative, Based On His Mixed Philanthropy Record bananas Dec 2015 #3

Hmmm... Damn. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #4

Yep Ned_Devine Dec 2015 #18

I just figured he was conniving with this. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #5

Yes, thought it was something like this. zentrum Dec 2015 #7

A POX ON EVERYONE WHO MADE THAT ASSHOLE A MULTI-BILLIONAIRE Skittles Dec 2015 #8

So you're poxing most everyone then? IronLionZion Dec 2015 #13

YES Skittles Dec 2015 #19

I'm not too rough on him Tab Dec 2015 #9

I wouldn't give my money to these god damn asshole onecent Dec 2015 #10

Gates did it too. wildeyed Dec 2015 #11

I don't like what Gates did in education TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Joe Chi Minh Dec 2015 #39

I figured it was to deter future kidnappers. displacedtexan Dec 2015 #12

K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Dec 2015 #14

Didn't know about any of those. nt bananas Dec 2015 #20

I will say they are doing a better job xmas74 Dec 2015 #37

Does anyone know how there are tax benefits if this isn't a real charity? pnwmom Dec 2015 #15

For some, every silver lining has a cloud. He should just keep the money and..... George II Dec 2015 #16

Can't say that's a surprise. The ultrawealthy have all kinds of protections already in place. AtomicKitten Dec 2015 #17

It's all perfectly legal. Sounds like a prudent move. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #21

That's the point. HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #22

For a sociopath, I'm sure it is.... paleotn Dec 2015 #26

it's also perfectly legal to buy assault rifles blueman mmxvi Dec 2015 #35

Reminds me of Ted Turners billion dollar "gift" to the UN. 7962 Dec 2015 #23

Shocking. F4lconF16 Dec 2015 #24

Three cheers for Zuckerberg's tax avoidance scheme! FSogol Dec 2015 #25

money corrupts absolutely. (nt) paleotn Dec 2015 #27

I knew the guy was rotten to the core. What a fucker. n/t vkkv Dec 2015 #28

Yep, and then fake foundations "donate" to other fake foundations Warpy Dec 2015 #29

Zuckerberg is another billionaire... Thespian2 Dec 2015 #30

Loathsome. blackspade Dec 2015 #32

Corporate power, government by private groups, and the law. OnyxCollie Dec 2015 #33

typical. read up sometime on what happened to the money he donated to jersey for their school system Javaman Dec 2015 #34

seems to be a pattern for a lot of charities, unfortunately. nt killbotfactory Dec 2015 #36

True. nt Javaman Dec 2015 #41

How vile. Joe Chi Minh Dec 2015 #38

Meh. His money so he can do as he pleases. GOLGO 13 Dec 2015 #40

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