Charitable donations

miir · Post by **miir** » April 29, 2003, 3:46 pm

Bill Gates specifically.

Approximately $2.4 BILLION for 1999.

$1 billion to the United Negro College Fund
$55 million to the United Way of King County
$750 million to the Global Fund for Childrens Vaccines
$20 million to MIT
$50 million for the Campaign to Eradicate Polio
$1.5 million divided equally among the American Red Cross International Response Fund and International Rescue Committee to aid Kosovo refugees.
$50 million over five years to Columbia University
$25 million to RFSU, Sweedish Association for Sex Education
$5 million for the United Way of Santa Clara County
$10 million over 5 years to the WHO

His charitable donations jumped to over 5 billion in 2000.

Mindblowing.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » April 29, 2003, 3:57 pm

"25 million to RFSU, Sweedish Association for Sex Education "

Are you serious

miir · Post by **miir** » April 29, 2003, 3:59 pm

no joke

Post by **Xouqoa** » April 29, 2003, 4:04 pm

Yep, he's always been a pretty generous guy. Helps him get out of paying some taxes too, I'm sure.

I also heard a while back that in his will he only left 10% of his estate to his children - the rest was to be given to charity. Poor bastards will only get like 10billion dollars.

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » April 29, 2003, 4:08 pm

Xouqoa wrote:Yep, he's always been a pretty generous guy. Helps him get out of paying some taxes too, I'm sure.

I also heard a while back that in his will he only left 10% of his estate to his children - the rest was to be given to charity. Poor bastards will only get like 10billion dollars.

Wish I could leave my (future) kids 10 billion!

It's awsome though that he donates a good chunk to charities.

Melrin_Specclaster · Post by **Melrin_Specclaster** » April 29, 2003, 4:12 pm

Well, if you are the richest man in the world, you CAN literally have more than you can possibly spend. Very generous yes, does he miss it, no. People can donate 100 dollars and miss it more than he misses 5 billion. I'm in no way arguing against his giving, just saying in his world, its not as big a deal.

noel · Post by **noel** » April 29, 2003, 4:40 pm

Melrin_Specclaster wrote:Well, if you are the richest man in the world, you CAN literally have more than you can possibly spend. Very generous yes, does he miss it, no. People can donate 100 dollars and miss it more than he misses 5 billion. I'm in no way arguing against his giving, just saying in his world, its not as big a deal.

I see what you're saying, but I really don't agree. $2.4 billion is a big deal for anyone. Gates could just as easily invest that money.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » April 29, 2003, 5:04 pm

But he's still the devil because he's personally responsible for that assessment report that was lost when Excel crashed and gave me evil blue screen of death! DEDATH TO GAETS!

This was sarcasm. I like Windows.

Post by **Xouqoa** » April 29, 2003, 5:07 pm

TPS report?

Cotto · Post by **Cotto** » April 29, 2003, 5:12 pm

It looks like your writing a letter!

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » April 29, 2003, 5:16 pm

I see what you're saying, but I really don't agree. $2.4 billion is a big deal for anyone. Gates could just as easily invest that money.

I agree. Kinda hard to downplay a couple billion dollars and change in donations...

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » April 29, 2003, 6:00 pm

http://members.xoom.virgilio.it/kyoukan/paperclip.mpeg

masteen · Post by **masteen** » April 29, 2003, 6:33 pm

ROFL!!

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » April 29, 2003, 6:39 pm

kyoukan wrote:http://members.xoom.virgilio.it/kyoukan/paperclip.mpeg

Hmmm What 2 years hold.

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » April 29, 2003, 6:52 pm

Cartalas wrote:
kyoukan wrote:http://members.xoom.virgilio.it/kyoukan/paperclip.mpeg
Hmmm What 2 years hold.

Old... been drinkin today Cartman?

noel · Post by **noel** » April 29, 2003, 6:55 pm

I don't hate on Cartalas anymore. He's come up with some pretty witty zingers in recent memory.

There are times though, where I sit here and just wonder what it must be like be his boss and get a memo or a report from him. Good times.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » April 29, 2003, 7:30 pm

Cartalas wrote:Hmmm What 2 years hold.

Yeah you are right. From now on everything I post will be fucking up to the minute even if it is topical, because I was put on this planet to entertain borderline illiterate assholes who have a sense of humor roughly equivalent to the GNP of Pluto.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » April 29, 2003, 7:36 pm

Pherr the Dorf wrote:
Cartalas wrote:
kyoukan wrote:http://members.xoom.virgilio.it/kyoukan/paperclip.mpeg
Hmmm What 2 years hold.
Old... been drinkin today Cartman?

Wait a minute MR. Spell Checker let me take you on a little trip over too. Your Gem!

"It's called proper usage of the wor to
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Thats over in the Current events area

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » April 29, 2003, 7:38 pm

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Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » April 29, 2003, 7:39 pm

Aranuil wrote:I don't hate on Cartalas anymore. He's come up with some pretty witty zingers in recent memory.

There are times though, where I sit here and just wonder what it must be like be his boss and get a memo or a report from him. Good times.

I should give you his e-mail, boy he could tell you some stories. I Cringe everytime I put a sever into production or update a Router and he ask for release notes.

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » April 29, 2003, 7:45 pm

what the fuck is a gnp of pluto?

seriously, what the fuck

noel · Post by **noel** » April 29, 2003, 7:58 pm

Cartalas wrote:I should give you his e-mail, boy he could tell you some stories. I Cringe everytime I put a sever into production or update a Router and he ask for release notes.

I'm now fairly certain you're one of my customers. On some days, you're all of them.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » April 30, 2003, 12:13 am

$50 million for the Campaign to Eradicate Polio

People still get Polio?

Drolgin Steingrinder · April 30, 2003, 12:18 am

Yes.

I dont have any hard numbers, but I saw a documentary about polio, and especially in west Africa it's still very much a problem.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » April 30, 2003, 12:59 am

Ah yes, it is easy to take our modern vaccinations for granted =/ Good 'ol Salk nailed that fuckin disease pretty good though

Truant · Post by **Truant** » April 30, 2003, 1:01 am

Xzion wrote:what the fuck is a gnp of pluto?

gnp = gross national product

the gnp of pluto would be a figure that is roughly equal to the average cocksize of a female antelope

...exactly

sarlen · Post by **sarlen** » April 30, 2003, 1:11 am

kyoukan wrote:
Cartalas wrote:Hmmm What 2 years hold.
Yeah you are right. From now on everything I post will be fucking up to the minute even if it is topical, because I was put on this planet to entertain borderline illiterate assholes who have a sense of humor roughly equivalent to the GNP of Pluto.

Kyo...