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Bill Gates No Longer World's Richest Man

alphadogg writes "Riding surging prices of his various telecom holdings, including giant mobile outfit America Movil, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of the World's Billionaires." I'd still let the guy buy me dinner if he's ever in my town. He's probably still good for it even though he's fallen on hard times.

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  1. Bill, look for the 500 million! by spammeister · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sure he has 500 million in loose change lost in his couches.

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    1. Re:Bill, look for the 500 million! by ozmanjusri · · Score: 2, Funny
      Unless he's reselling the cocaine for profit, it's a liability.

      At least it'd be a familiar business model for him.

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  2. Re:Wonderful news by benjamindees · · Score: 1, Funny

    I am also glad that taxpayer-funded stimulus is helping all Americans instead of just the wealthy political elite.

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  3. Donation Form by spruce · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hearing this news saddened me at first, then it angered me into action. I've setup an online donation fund here. With a small $50 weekly donation from 30 or 40 million of you, Bill can continue to live the kind of life he's used to. Won't somebody think of Bill Gate's children!

  4. Re:Wonderful news by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't worry, Saint Reagan gives you his word that it will all trickle down eventually, if only your faith is pure and your marginal tax rate low...

  5. Re:Wonderful news by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I read the headline I thought that maybe, just maybe, I'd moved up one position on the list. But alas, I'm still ranked at number 2,371,409,586. Maybe next year.

  6. Re:Wonderful news by bberens · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but in all fairness... we have Detroit.

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  7. Re:Wonderful news by PPalmgren · · Score: 3, Funny

    Buffet often laments that his company has so much money that it's difficult to maintain good returns through investments.

    If you see him, please let him know that I can fix that problem for him.

  8. Re:Wonderful news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    According to this you are making less than 1000$ p.a. then. You should ask for a raise.

  9. Re:Wonderful news by bberens · · Score: 3, Funny

    Whoosh!

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  10. Re:Man.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Were you additionally sexually harassed by a man in a large panda suit?

  11. Re:Wonderful news by spammeister · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well at least Detroit has south Detroit.

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  12. Re:Wonderful news by QuantumRiff · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thats not a fair comparison, in many of the poor areas that were mentioned above (afganastan, mongolia, etc) you are much less likely to get shot.

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  13. Re:Wonderful news by jqpublic13 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You mean Windsor, Ontario?

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  14. Outsourcing by genner · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow we're even outsourcing our rich people now.
    No wonder our economy sucks.