Billions Donated to Charity

Anonymous Philanthropist writes " Warren Buffet , the world's second-richest man, announced over the weekend that he will soon donate 85% of his entire net worth, weighing in at around $37 Billion, to charities, with over 80% of it going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This makes it the single largest monetary donation in history."

Comments

Re:Easy to give money when you are rich

[3p1ph4ny]

Another reason why Islam > Christianity. I don't believe in either, but Islam is superior to Christianity in many ways, including their view on riches in society. What would you rather this guy do, give all his money to Bill and go beg for soup at the foundation doors?

Re:Put it in AI research

[ksheff]

and everything would be free, right utopia boy? you watch too much Star Trek.

Youth and Inexperience

[nacturation]

I gotta say it... when I read this, I thought that this story would definitely be the one to highlight the average youth and inexperience of the slashdot membership. And from reading through some of the comments, this has certainly been confirmed.

Re:Youth and Inexperience

[linvir]

So says a long time Slashdotter in about the fifth post.

But yes, you're right: you're waaaaay better than the Slashdot membership. I only hope that I might one day reach your average age and experience, that I too may gaze upon the world as a god. In the meantime, I think maybe we should have a poll to work out just how much worse than you we all are.

Conceited prick.

Re:OLPC Project Laptops

[Jackie_Chan_Fan]

There is far more than AIDS in this world. I hope they spread it around... I suffer from Psoriasis, i never hear anyone giving a dam about it.

All i hear is "aids" "cancer" or "Diabetes"

Aids is like a buzz word for charity. Bono and Gates, their morons. There's more than AIDS in this world and yet its all they talk about. Thanks for nothing rich charitable self important morons.

Re:Perhaps it's because of how Aids is transmitted

[idhindsight]

And don't get raped. And don't get a bad transfusion from a third-world hospital.

Tell me, Mr. Dobson, just what exactly goes on in that little head of yours.

Re:Planned Parenthood

[Trogre]

It would have been more fitting to mod you +5, Troll. Trolls like to eat babies too, don't they?

Actually, as a parent I'm sickened that you got any positive moderation at all. Then again this is socialist save-the-whales-kill-the-babies slashdot so I shouldn't be too surprised I suppose.