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Crump, Mike wrote:
I'm no fan of MS or even of that of Bill Gates when it comes to IT.
However, the Foundation is amazing.  I'm sure there are causes that we
may not agree with but as a whole - wow.
>>
>   Amazing philanthropy.
I haven't quite made up my mind on the "amazing philanthropy" aspect 
yet.
If I was worth $50B, I might not be concerned about turning $10B or 
more over to charity. When you get into the [fabulously wealthy for 
the rest of your life and probably at least for the rest of all your 
grandchildren's lives] range, it doesn't have much of an effect on 
your lifestyle to give away 20% or more of your monetary assets.
But if you're only worth $50K, then it's a big deal to give away 20%.
How rough is life when you "only" have $30B left over? It still 
feels like a kind of 'marketing' to me.
Tom Liotta
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