And there will still be people that biatch and only say he gave a small percentage of his income.

1.25B is 1.25B, regardless of who gives it.

The same goes with taxes. People that biatch about percentage of income given should work on earning higher wages so they can also pay more.

me texan

Farkied as wealthy ;)

Is this one of those "charity" deals where Buffet gives Bill Gates money that has to be used to buy weapons from arms dealers owned by Jimmy Buffet? Typical.

1.25 BILLION?!?!?

can't a brother get 30k to pay off student loans???

All things considered, I think I'll forgive him.

Well, he lost a lot in the stock market in the last six months

If he can afford to give that amount of money to charities, he can afford to pay much more in taxes! Spread the wealth.

Warren Buffet is a commie liberal against tax reductions for the rich.

REDARMYVODKA: 1.25 BILLION?!?!?

can't a brother get 30k to pay off student loans???

Ramen noodles ain't that expensive.

Tax him.

Rich people are evil and bad and stuff. Fight the man or whatever.

Those rich fat men... Christ, I hope they all die. They never do anything ever for anybody

Selfish bastard slacker

Ooooh, 1.25 billion... aren't WE supposed to be impressed

richie scum-sucker

xuanzhiyouxuan: Is this one of those "charity" deals where Buffet gives Bill Gates money that has to be used to buy weapons from arms dealers owned by Jimmy Buffet? Typical.

FYI, Jimmy Buffett owns restaurants, not Arms Dealers.

/Jimmy Buffett is not Warren Buffett
//One is a businessman that can sing, and one is a businessman that can't(presumedly).
///One drinks a lot of Margaritas and one drinks a lot of Coca-Cola.
////One tends to wear Bermuda Shorts and Flip Flops, and one tends to wear full business suits.

Thank you Mr Buffet.

kleppe: Tax him.

Mongo cut wood: If he can afford to give that amount of money to charities, he can afford to pay much more in taxes! Spread the wealth.

He has consistently decried the tax breaks for the wealthy. He insists on paying the full amount, avoiding all loopholes and complains it isn't enough. He was one of the few billionaires that actively opposed Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy.


Also, he isn't giving money, he's giving shares. Their value will fluctuate lots before the foundation cashes them in. They may not have even sold his previous endowment, so both are worth the same, at the moment.

REDARMYVODKA:
can't a brother get 30k to pay off student loans???

Really! Why are spending that money buying millions of people mosquito netting (of all things) when there are Americans who own THOUSANDS in student loans.

(you know they'll just waste it)

Not sure what the "cool" tag is for:

1. Buffet gave $1.25 billion

or

2. Buffet gave less

Does this mean Gates has enough money to fix windows?

I bet he found that in between the cushions in his sofa.

Except the Gate's Foundation supports sterilization of women, forced vaccinations of thimerisol containing vaccines, and oil companies in 3rd world countries. They are all about the population control.

Bah!! He's just doing it for the tax break!

/People that think this either don't donate money or are really bad at math or both

Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gatesx07jan07,0,6827615.st o ry

mikemil828: Jimmy Buffett is not Warren Buffett

You're splitting hairs. Jimmy Buffett is to Sinn Féin as Warren Buffett is to the IRA. Don't try blather on about how Jimmy Buffet is just the political arm.

xuanzhiyouxuan: mikemil828: Jimmy Buffett is not Warren Buffett

You're splitting hairs. Jimmy Buffett is to Sinn Féin as Warren Buffett is to the IRA. Don't try blather on about how Jimmy Buffet is just the political arm.

Good point

TAX ALL CHARITIES!

budzilla: Except the Gate's Foundation supports sterilization of women, forced vaccinations of thimerisol containing vaccines, and oil companies in 3rd world countries. They are all about the population control.

Sterlization and vaccines? And all this time I thought they were just handing out windows... they're actually doing something worthwhile. The more you know?

REDARMYVODKA: 1.25 BILLION?!?!?

can't a brother get 30k to pay off student loans???

Dude, is that you?

budzilla: forced vaccinations of thimerisol (new window) containing vaccines

The Amish refuse any vaccinations and their rate of autism is 0.

budzilla: The Amish refuse any vaccinations and their rate of autism is 0.

Autism rates didn't drop when thimerosal was removed from US vaccines. Post hoc ergo propter hoc? While I lack an Amish studies degree, common sense tells me there's a pretty large number of genetic/lifestyle types of differences between Amish and regular Americans aside from vaccinations.

How could anyone be so selfish and self-centered?

budzilla: The Amish refuse any vaccinations and their rate of autism is 0.
How often do they visit doctors who would diagnose it ?

I think it's cool that he used to date Carly Simon and then she wrote that scathing song about him.

Did I miss the memo where this thread was designated a GARBL-off?

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc: budzilla: The Amish refuse any vaccinations and their rate of autism is 0.

Autism rates didn't drop when thimerosal was removed from US vaccines. Post hoc ergo propter hoc? While I lack an Amish studies degree, common sense tells me there's a pretty large number of genetic/lifestyle types of differences between Amish and regular Americans aside from vaccinations.

other theorys include things like lacking vitamin D from not being outdoors enough and too much TV at an early age.
The amish fit those theorys as well, although an insular people may just not be bringing their cases where they would be counted.

As someone who lives in Seattle, I'm very excited for this news. The Gates Foundation is the primary benefactor in funding the myriad of arts in Seattle, be it the symphony, opera, ballet, museums, or theaters. If it wasn't for this charity, I doubt many of the arts organizations would be able to stay afloat in this hard economic time. Biatch and moan about the evilness of Microsoft, Gates, and Buffet, but sometimes you gotta sit back and say thank you.

MexicanNerd: kleppe: Tax him.

Mongo cut wood: If he can afford to give that amount of money to charities, he can afford to pay much more in taxes! Spread the wealth.

He has consistently decried the tax breaks for the wealthy. He insists on paying the full amount, avoiding all loopholes and complains it isn't enough. He was one of the few billionaires that actively opposed Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy.


Also, he isn't giving money, he's giving shares. Their value will fluctuate lots before the foundation cashes them in. They may not have even sold his previous endowment, so both are worth the same, at the moment.

Right, Amish people.

They've been vaccinated before, and apparently they do suffer from a number of genetic problems. (new window)

It seems reasonable that if Autism were at least in some part genetic, that perhaps the restricted gene pool has just helped them luck out in that respect (while screwing them over in many other ways).

It's worth noting that doing proper medical studies on the Amish, who shun tech is somewhat problematic. I would imagine as noted that the rate at which they'd even bother going to the hospital to report many issues would be very very low.

Buffet gives $1.25B to the one guy on the planet that doesn't need it.

"Insert celebrity name here" foundations are the biggest tax dodge in the country. I need to start one for myself.

Hey Warren, how about paying your taxes and let the gov't waste your money like they do mine.

yogaFLAME: Did I miss the memo where this thread was designated a GARBL-off?

What do you mean, 'twas brilling?

the_colonel: Buffet gives $1.25B to the one guy on the planet that doesn't need it.

"Insert celebrity name here" foundations are the biggest tax dodge in the country. I need to start one for myself.

Hey Warren, how about paying your taxes and let the gov't waste your money like they do mine.

Can't tell if this is stupid or he is just trolling. Can someone help me out?

msheda

Does this mean Gates has enough money to fix windows?

Well played you brilliant bastard.

Cheapskate.

"Comrade Obamavich" is on a pace to give $1.5 trillion to people who don't need it, mainly big banks and other financial institutions which wouldn't need the money if the CEOs hadn't run them into the ground.

Of course I am sure that isn't much comfort to the average Farker, who paid $500,000 in 2007 at 1.9% for a house which is appraised at $200,000 today, but which might fetch $120,000, tops, in a distress sale which can't happen because he still owes $480,000 against it, and his payments have gone from $930 a month to around $2350 and his interest rate has gone from $1.9% to 6.5%.

Then of course, he reads in the paper where the bank which holds his mortgage just got $80 billion in free money, which will come right out of his pocket since he is still working and paying taxes.

That about get it?

\\\ and you wonder why we call them "Libtards."

Do you have a source for this? I don't see why someone who has his choice of charities for his 1.5 billion dollars thinks it's a better idea for the government to take that money and distribute it as politicians see fit; it doesn't pass my sniff test.

MexicanNerd: kleppe: Tax him.

Mongo cut wood: If he can afford to give that amount of money to charities, he can afford to pay much more in taxes! Spread the wealth.

He has consistently decried the tax breaks for the wealthy. He insists on paying the full amount, avoiding all loopholes and complains it isn't enough. He was one of the few billionaires that actively opposed Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy.


Also, he isn't giving money, he's giving shares. Their value will fluctuate lots before the foundation cashes them in. They may not have even sold his previous endowment, so both are worth the same, at the moment.

olddinosaur: Of course I am sure that isn't much comfort to the average Farker, who paid $500,000 in 2007 at 1.9% for a house which is appraised at $200,000 today, but which might fetch $120,000, tops, in a distress sale which can't happen because he still owes $480,000 against it, and his payments have gone from $930 a month to around $2350 and his interest rate has gone from $1.9% to 6.5%.

Then of course, he reads in the paper where the bank which holds his mortgage just got $80 billion in free money, which will come right out of his pocket since he is still working and paying taxes.

That about get it?

Yup, that's a pretty good description of the evolution of Bush's farking of our economy.

budzilla: Except the Gate's Foundation supports sterilization of women, forced vaccinations of thimerisol containing vaccines, and oil companies in 3rd world countries. They are all about the population control.

[Citation needed]

budzilla: The Amish refuse any vaccinations and their rate of autism is 0.

[Citation needed]

Besides, vaccination has *NO* effect on autism rates. Some European country with electronic medical records settled this--they had data on the vaccination status of everyone in the country as well as whether they were diagnosed with autism.

I'm confused????
buf·fet
n.
1. A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards.
2.
a. A counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served.
b. A restaurant having such a counter.
3. A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard.

Besides, vaccination has *NO* effect on autism rates. Some European country with electronic medical records settled this--they had data on the vaccination status of everyone in the country as well as whether they were diagnosed with autism.

[Citation needed]

^google it

the_colonel: Buffet gives $1.25B to the one guy on the planet that doesn't need it.

"Insert celebrity name here" foundations are the biggest tax dodge in the country. I need to start one for myself.

Hey Warren, how about paying your taxes and let the gov't waste your money like they do mine.

He does pay his taxes. The man also gave away 85% of his wealth to The Gates foundation, not some little tax dodge there. He has not taken it off on his taxes.

Of course, if you want to continue the wharrgarbl...