If you were a billionaire, what would you do with your assets ?

[steve2470]

Poll question: If you were a billionaire, what would you do with your assets ?

Curious.

on edit: The "nothing" option, to me, means keeping it "invested" as you already had it BEFORE this poll.

[The Wielding Truth]

1. Buy some politicians and have money taken out of elections.

[brendan120678]

2. I'd certainly give away at least 50%...

to family, friends, charities and the like.

[leftstreet]

8. are you married?

:P

[brendan120678]

11. Okay...."we'd" give away....

I'm sure my wife would be okay with that....

Right?
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Right?

[leftstreet]

13. Oh. You're unavailable

How about adoption?

:hi:

[Kennah]

21. Carry your bags, sir? Mow your lawn, sir?

[aikoaiko]

3. Probably move to Finland.

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[slackmaster]

5. Two chicks at the same time.

I'll bet a guy with money could hook that up.

[brendan120678]

15. That's it?

If you had a million dollars, you'd do two chicks at the same time?

[Goblinmonger]

33. Damn straight

I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a millionaire I could hook that up, too; 'cause chicks dig dudes with money.

[brendan120678]

40. Well, not all chicks. (nt)

[superduperfarleft]

59. Well, the type of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do. n/t

[brendan120678]

68. Good point. (nt)

[Bosso 63]

41. I'd buy a red swing-line stapler.

[Bosso 63]

47. On second thought, a Gulfstream V

You paying attention? I'm talking... G5, Pecker! That's how you can roll. No more frequent flyer bitch miles for my boy! Oh yeah! Playa... playa! Big dick playa!

[Webster Green]

17. Um...yeah.

For about $500.

[Kennah]

27. I know these two chicks who, for $79.99, ...

[guardian]

39. I'd live my

dream of doing nothing

[slackmaster]

55. You don't need a billion dollars to sit around and do nothing

My cousin's flat broke and he doesn't do shit.

[xchrom]

6. live in paris. nt

[onehandle]

20. Ditto. nt

[OhioChick]

28. Me, too n/t

[Angry Dragon]

7. I would buy this government

[taught_me_patience]

9. "Make it rain"

Then buy a private jet and travel the world.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

10. Uhh... buy up the entire landmass of Detroit for urban farming

strictly of GM crops of course!

[XemaSab]

44. I would totally hire people to work on that

with my theoretical millions. :D

[BanzaiBonnie]

12. I'd keep what I need and give the rest to those in need

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. ~Saint Augustine

[LynneSin]

14. A million hardly gets you anywhere these days, I'd keep about a 10th of it

and the rest would go to charity

[PBS Poll-435]

16. The Next Senator from Texas!

Or some kind of mutual funds.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

18. Low risk investment and live like a millionaire off of the interest.

Either that or buy my own town. Seriously... just go buy or build some small appalachian town.
I'll own every building, land, home and apartment - which will be leased to other people.
I'll get to be dictator/Mayor. It'd be own little commune. Piss me off and I kick you out. :)

[Kennah]

19. Pay that $87.15 overdue phone bill

[lumberjack_jeff]

22. Reeses bars. n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

23. Pay my bills,

pay off my mortgage, give quite a bit to the kids, and donate a bunch to liberal causes. I don't like to shop, so I can't imagine going on big spending sprees or anything.

[Webster Green]

24. Give a bunch to worthy causes. Call Charlie Sheen, see if he wants to party.

Buy that Tesla Roadster.

[Scurrilous]

25. Hookers and blow.

aka the Charlie Sheen option.

[Fire1]

26. Leave the country. n/t

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

29. I would also hunt Somali Pirates... (plan)

Buy a bunch of cheap stripped yacht hulls driven by remote controlled outboard motors. Real cheap, see.
Then pack them full of RDX, C4, Video Surveillance, and hoity-toity looking mannequins holding cocktails.

When Somali pirates come close... BOOM!

Soon the pirates stop attacking everything and my campaign will invest in an old soviet/german U-boat.
I'll name myself Admiral .001 and get a real big hat (and sexy promiscuous cheerleaders).

[Kennah]

35. Allow me to suggest the name Admiral John Big Booty

[uppityperson]

66. That's Boo-TAY

[Kennah]

30. Fly to Omaha and arrange to meet with Warren Buffett for advice

[damntexdem]

31. I lied and said I'd give it all to DU.

Actually, I'd probably sit back on my assets and try to get more by stealing from the poor.

[Kennah]

32. $10 million to Sea Shepherd, and spend a season working aboard one of the ships

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

51. You could buy an Iowa Class Battleship for about $100M...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_class_battleship
"In the 1950s, the W23, an adaptation of the W19 nuclear artillery shell was developed specifically for the 16-inch (406 mm) guns. The shell had an estimated yield of 15 to 20 kilotons of TNT (63,000 to 84,000 GJ),<46> and its introduction made the Iowa-class battleship's 16 in guns the world's largest nuclear artillery,<47> and made these four battleships the only U.S. Navy ships ever to have nuclear shells for naval guns.<47>"

That would get the Whalers runnin...

[Kennah]

60. Not really Sea Shepherd's MO; however, ...

... I could see a fast Viking Ship with catapults to launch butyric acid.

[Rex]

34. Buy a small island somewhere and name it after my favorite cat.

[TBF]

36. Pay my medical insurance premiums. And rescue some more puppy dogs :)

nt

[Kennah]

37. Drop some money on a local factory to produce stuff made in the U.S.A. and employ people

[blogslut]

38. Open a factory in a third-world country

Where I would pay the workers US minimum wage, provide clean, green, humane working conditions as well as offer them health care and options to buy into the company. I would have to be a billionaire because I would probably lose money and I'd have to earmark a certain amount for bribes as well as a small army to protect my factory from all the first-world competitors who would resort to violence in order to close me down.

Yeah. I dream a lot.

[Kennah]

42. Donate to LinkTV and finance documentary film makers

In the latter case, I'd go along for the ride so I could travel, meet lots of interesting real people, and see a lot of amazing stuff; however, because I know I don't know shit about film making, I'd ask to be given menial tasks where I can't fuck something up.

[XemaSab]

43. I wouldn't GIVE much away at all

If I was really a brazilianaire, I would start several businesses and hire people to work for them.

Most of them would probably be non-profit (or at least NOT PROFITABLE) but hopefully enough money would flow in that they could run themselves for quite some time.

I think I can do more good by having 10 people working for 10 years for $50K each than giving away $5 million, ya know?

(And as an example, I think it would be worthwhile to set up a permanent Democratic headquarters and liberal clearinghouse in the North State. Get three bright young interns, pay 'em each 30K plus housing, and rent 'em a storefront somewhere in Redding. One intern can do fundraising and handle the money, one intern can do computer stuff, and one intern can do media and roving outreach, or something like that. I think the whole shebang could be run for about $150-$200K a year, and if you got 3,500 people in the North State to pay $5 a month, my theoretical money would not be needed to keep the thing going. This is merely an example.)

[haele]

45. Depends on how I got the money -

If it was because I was an entrepreneur, I'd -
Live as low-key as appropriate (I'd still need to schmooze, you know - but I don't need to play the lifestyle dick-measuring that goes on at that level)and pump most of it back into my business to ensure:
my product is quality, my customers are happy, and my workforce and community shared in my good fortune.
And, by the way, pay my personal income taxes without grabbing as many un-necessary loopholes that are available - because without the government provided infrastructure my business thrived with, I wouldn't have the billions to live as comfortably as I wanted to.
If I was an investor, I'd, again, live as low-key as appropriate, find a few good charities to regularly donate to (community re-investment, small business and housing seed money, education grants, etc...) and leave most of my fortune to those charities when I pass.
Oh, and pay my fair share of taxes, because I only have the money because I hit the stock market lottery; what I'd pay in taxes helps support the regulatory programs that protect my investments from sharks and con-men with no scruples.
If I inherited the money, I'd act the same way as if I invested to make my billions. Because instead of winning the stock-market lottery, I apparently won the family ties lottery. Either way, I didn't really have to work very hard at it, just take the chance and made a few good picks.

Of course, I'm just a humble and honest working bee - you know - the type of person who pays her own way and takes responsibility for her actions and choices. And my mommy taught me to be fair and share my good fortune.
I'd actually feel guilty knowing that I didn't really have to do jack to get my wealth, especially if screwing others was the primary stepping stone to that wealth.

Haele

[Earth_First]

46. Everything. n/t

[rdking647]

48. i'd keep

enough so that i can live off the investment procedes.. maybe 50-100m or so.
the rest I would set up a charitable foundation to give to causes I care about.

[riverwalker]

49. buy FOX News and give it to Rachal Maddow

just to hear her ask Sean Hannity "who's your daddy, Sean? Whose your daddy now?"

[Nailzberg]

50. I'd park illegally wherever I wanted and never pay the tickets.

When I finally get enough tickets that they come out and boot my car, I'd leave it and buy another.

[EC]

52. Always wanted to open a non-profit

Montessori school. Only a live-in type school for disadvantaged kids that live in neighborhoods that are not conducive with homework or learning - let alone safety. Always thought it would be a way for the parents to pull themselves out if they didn't have to worry about the kids or have to feed them etc. through the week.




On edit: Oh yeah - but I'd likely give-up and move to Finland or Sweden. Always wanted to see the Ice Palace. And I could just go to college until the day I die if I wanted to...I love learning new things.

[blueamy66]

53. I'd buy a compound

so that my nieces, nephew, great nieces, great nephews and any other family members could all live together and grow old together.

I'd hire part-time nannies so that the parents could have a bit of a break. All of the kids would go to a private, Catholic school.

Everyone would get a car of their choice, within reason.

We'd go on family vacations and all eat together every night in a grand dining room.

It would be bliss. :-)

[EC]

54. Well, as billionaires

all this goes without saying...

[blueamy66]

62. Well, not really....

not everyone has the same family dynamic that I have. It's a bit different than other peoples' families.

Can't I just answer the question?

[PBS Poll-435]

56. Invest in lead. It is going places!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

57. Buy a bunch of politicians and triple my assets.

[JuniperLea]

58. Feed the hungry... shelter the homeless...

Give books to kids... start a scholarship fund... start free clinics...

[DailyGrind51]

61. Keep just enough to pay my bills and take care of my family and friends, giving

the rest to people with serious illness who have no insurance and can't afford treatments.

[TheKentuckian]

63. After an epic and worldwide five year drunk, I'd get serious about my buzz

while my Hobbiton commune and renewable energy model community is constructed.

Maybe have a festival on my birthday headlined by Mofro, Keller Williams, and Stringcheese.

Buy some Senators cause they run pretty cheap by billionaire standards.

Smoke bud that makes Snoop look like Pat Boone.

Dental implants.

[dkofos]

64. I would have retired long before I got to a billion.

Who really needs that much.

[KamaAina]

65. Become George Soros, Jr.

I would see no reason to live like an ascetic; indeed, if one wishes to effect real social change, one must, to some extent, move in the same circles as the movers and shakers.

On second thought, with that kind of dough, it would be possible to endow an institution, sort of a progressive version of the Ivy League.

[onethatcares]

67. I'd share

without terms. I'd do my best to spread the wealth figuring that it would do a lot of people more good than it doing a lot of good for me.