Warren Buffett Plans to Give Billions to Charity

[highwayman]

I'll take a billion, I can put it to good use...



http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/6/25/200558.shtml?s=ic

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.

 

[Luis G]

New York -

Bill Gates is admittedly a little nervous about the awesome gift bestowed upon his charity by Warren Buffett.

"Almost scary," is how the Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) chairman described the $31 billion donation from his friend and fellow bridge-playing enthusiast to the Gates Foundation, the charity he formed with his wife Melinda to combat serious disease and deficiencies in education.

http://www.forbes.com/home/business/2006/06/26/buffett-gates-charity-cx_tvr_0626buffett.html

 

[Gonz]

Man, if I were little Warren jr, I'd be highly pissed.

 

[Inkara1]

Yeah, it would really suck fat cock to only inherit $9 billion.

 

[Inkara1]

Oh, speaking of rich guys giving away a shitload of money... there's a Carnegie library here in Paso Robles.