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Stephanie Astrin's avatar

Maybe I am just missing something - but do these super wealthy like Bezos, Zuckerberg, and Musk fund any philanthropies? While Gates turned out to be creepy, he did give back to the community. The only charities I think they support are the other poor rich kids like the Repubs.

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GJ Loft ME CA FL IL NE CT MI's avatar

Check out Mackenzie Scott who was married to Jeff Bezos and received half of the value of Jeff Bezos's stock when they divorced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacKenzie_Scott

She's given away over $19 billion yes billion since there divorce-- no strings attached.

And I don't think she's creepy either.

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Stephanie Astrin's avatar

Thank goodness there exтАЩs have hearts!

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Ellen's avatar

I agree with you about Bill Gates. He and his now ex-wife have been very generous. But I'm not aware of similar philanthropic behavior on the part of Muskrat, Bezos, or Zuckerberg, which is in part why I refuse to support their businesses. But MacKenzie Scott, Bezos' ex-wife, has provided millions of dollars to community organizations around the country. And I've heard - though I haven't confirmed - that one of Muskrat's brothers has established a philanthropic organization.

Personally, I don't understand wealth generation for its own sake. If I had even one-quarter of Muskrat's wealth, I'd be using that money to support various causes.

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Cindy Gailey's avatar

Muskrat needs to keep lots of $ to pay for his 14 kids & their mothers. ;)

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Hope Lindsay's avatar

They're all creepy! Apparently, the pursuit of wealth alters one's brain and personality. Thankfully, their divorced wives win big alimony, allowing them to give millions to charity.

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Mar OтАЩMalley's avatar

Some do but their voices have been very very quiet these days.

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