Current Events > Billionaire gives away another $5B

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warren-buffett-just-gave-away-212414227.html

Having given away 54% of his Berkshire Hathaway stock, the Oracle of Omaha is well on his way to getting rid of the majority of his wealth. My will provides that more than 99% of my estate is destined for philanthropic usage,

He eats a McMuffin everyday for breakfast.

tax writeoffs sure are fun.

if only millennials ate mcmuffins instead of $7 coffees and avocado toast

The billionaires are getting scared

Good guy Buffet

"When you go you can't take it with you" meets "sure hope the internet won't make fun of MY death"

Good for him. Better to use your wealth for philanthropic reasons instead of hoarding it for your avaricious offspring.

Jagr_68 posted...

tax writeoffs sure are fun.

^ admitting he doesn't know how anything works.
You're always going to be out more when you donate to charity than if you just paid taxes.

Avirosb posted...

"When you go you can't take it with you" meets "sure hope the internet won't make fun of MY death"

No. He's just having a Carnegie moment.

can i have one?

billion, i mean

Lots of fucking money

Jagr_68 posted...

tax writeoffs sure are fun.

you think he was paying 5 billion in taxes to write off?

Imagine properly taxing billionaires.

Avirosb posted...

"When you go you can't take it with you" meets "sure hope the internet won't make fun of MY death"

I didn't know he was still alive until just now.

Waxitron_Gazer posted...

if only millennials ate mcmuffins instead of $7 coffees and avocado toast

That's the real secret to becoming rich?

This is why billionaires are great. They can donate billions and make a real difference. When a poor schlub like me makes a donation, it's a $100 at a time. That's barely gonna buy an orphan kid a steak dinner at a nice restaurant.