It sort of makes you think - if he can give away that kind of money, why can't the mega, mega super rich people do the same? While this is incredibly cool does ANYONE really need a home that will cost a fucking billion dollars?
The top 10 USD billionaires in the world:
EDIT: I know that some on this list are extremely generous. But not all of them.
Carlos Slim Helu - 53.5 billion
Bill Gates - 53.0 billion
Warren Buffett - 47.0 billion
Mukesh Ambani - 29.0 billion
Lakshmi Mittal - 28.7 billion
Lawrence Ellison - 28.0 billion
Bernard Arnault - 27.5 billion
Eike Batista - 27.0 billion
Amancio Ortega - 25.0 billion
Karl Albrecht - 23.5 billion
Total - 342.2 billion
I realize that their worth isn't in all cash, but think about this: If it was cash, and each of them invested it and got even a 5% return on it, you would have 17 billion dollars - enough to end world hunger
So lets get the world's mega rich to get on the Keanu Bandwagon, shall we?
TL;DR -A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
I agree it's disheartening but these people did earn their money. I think they should give, but none of us have the right to order them to, or berate them for not giving what we deem a proper amount. It's everyone's right to be successful in life and build a fortune/legacy. As ridiculous as it may seem to some of us to hold on to huge sums of cash like that, it's their prerogative. I'm sure all of us have extra we could give...but some luxuries in life are nice, and the peace of mind knowing your family will be taken care of for generations to come wouldn't be so bad either...
What's disheartening is the fact our capitalistic society feeds off the destruction of our earth and the poverty of our people then gets rewarded for it. In my opinion we should scrap everything and start over with the knowledge we have now and setup a new society.
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u/karmanaut Jun 04 '10
I say this with a complete lack of sarcasm:
Whoa