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Level -> Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 3:06:26 PM)
OMAHA, Neb. - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, announced plans Sunday to give the bulk of his roughly $42 billion fortune to five foundations in annual gifts of stock starting next month. link to story here

MHOO314 -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 3:21:57 PM)
yeah one week after Bill Gates announced the same thing, may those of us who have little, be so moved to give a few pennies to do the same.

Rule -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 3:35:14 PM)
Ominous.

windchymes -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 3:59:38 PM)
WARREN Buffett??? Shit. When I saw the headline "Buffett To Give Away Fortune", I thought we were all headed for Margaritaville.....[;)]

feastie -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 4:01:33 PM)
People often develop a strange a new clarity when they grow older. Perceptions change...good for him.

snappykappy -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 4:03:27 PM)
gr8 website feastie

feastie -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 4:05:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: snappykappy gr8 website feastie Little off thread, Snappy, but thank you.

emek -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 4:16:42 PM)
Hey! he just bought a company in Israel, the guy must be masochistic emek

NeedToUseYou -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 5:59:47 PM)
Buffet and Bill Gates are self made billionaires. I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it. Being born rich would seem to create people with less than a true picture of the world. I'd bet if you look into it, most of the ultra charitable, are self-made.

Estring -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 7:00:08 PM)
That's an interesting observation. I wonder how much of her fortune Paris Hilton will be donating when she inherits it?

Level -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 7:10:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Estring That's an interesting observation. I wonder how much of her fortune Paris Hilton will be donating when she inherits it? She'll probably spend it all on her dog, Estring. I don't see her IQ rising, and I don't see her developing into one of the world's great philanthropists.

Lordandmaster -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/25/2006 7:52:49 PM)
He was going to will away his fortune after his death anyway. The only change is that he decided to start giving it away now, and that he chose the Gates Foundation as his main charity.

BlkTallFullfig -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/26/2006 12:52:42 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Level OMAHA, Neb. - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, announced plans Sunday to give the bulk of his roughly $42 billion fortune to five foundations in annual gifts of stock starting next month. link to story here This kind of thing gives me hope for humanity. Thanks Level for the story. [sm=flying.gif] M

Level -> RE: Warren Buffett to give away fortune (6/26/2006 3:59:59 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: BlkTallFullfig quote: ORIGINAL: Level OMAHA, Neb. - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, announced plans Sunday to give the bulk of his roughly $42 billion fortune to five foundations in annual gifts of stock starting next month. link to story here This kind of thing gives me hope for humanity. Thanks Level for the story. [sm=flying.gif] M Me too, M [:)]. They're doing a lot of good.

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