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Larry Ellison Buys His Own Hawaiian Island

Posted by samzenpus on from the volcano-base dept.

First time accepted submitter nrozema writes "Oracle co-founder and billionaire Larry Ellison is buying the Hawaiian island of Lana'i, the sixth-largest island in the U.S. archipelago. Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie confirmed in a written statement that the current landowner filed a transfer application with the state's Public Utilities commission Wednesday to sell its 98 percent share of the 141-square-mile island to Ellison."

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  1. Re:What a flake Ellison is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    And the number of women in IT continues to drop...
    No one cares, loser.

  2. Re:Uh-oh. by ArsonSmith · · Score: 0, Troll

    "I am one of those idiots. Not because we shouldn't award innovation and hard work, but because your boss/CEO is getting richer at your benifit."

    without his getting richer, GP wouldn't have a job. At least not where he's at. Remember the economy is not a fixed size pie with CEOs taking a larger piece. Just the act of them taking a piece makes more pies to spread around.

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    Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.