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I think one of the biggest "sins" in the world is counting someone else's money, and trying to establish their level of philanthropy for them.<br />
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Very few things in life drive me as nuts as the "do you need all of that money" question.<br />
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Why?<br />
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1. For the most part, if you have it you either earned it or someone related to you earned it<br />
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2. Outsiders have zero idea how much you give away<br />
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3. No matter how much you give away, class envy always demands the answer is "more"<br />
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Example. Bill and Melinda Gates. Probably everyone here has at one point or another heard someone talking about how it's "immoral" for someone to have all that money, and that they should give "more" away.<br />
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The "more" always has to be qualified by someone asking "Well, do you know how much they <i>currently</i> give away?" The answer to that question is always "No... but..."<br />
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Bill and Melinda Gates give away a ton of money. Their foundation is the largest charitable giving organization in the world. Their only external trustee is Warren Buffet. It's been funded with private donations, mostly from Bill and Melinda, with over $30,000,000,000. (yes, thirty <b>billion</b> dollars). <br />
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I think questions about someone else's wealth always emanate from a place of envy.<br />
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The correct answer is "none of your business."
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