Some of you may have heard the news by now. The 2nd richest man in the world, Warren Buffet.... has given away most of his fortune, to the tune of 31 billion U.S. dollars. That's right... 31 BILLION! That's 31,000 million to those of you wanting to be instant millionares.

And to whom did he happen to make this charitable contribution? Why, the richest man in the world - Bill Gates. A quote was mentioned in the news that he (Gates) "Could think better 6-over the ground than he could 6-feet under". Appparently giving this large sum to a man that has no real need for it is definatley proof of that.

What does everyone else have to say about the twisted irony of this?

He gave it to the Bill Gates Charitiy that provides (if I'm not mistaken) scholarships to people showing skill in the feild of computer tech.

I at first found it amazing, but after some thought, wasn't too surprised. Warren Buffet has always come out very much opposed to inhertance and the like. Gates shares his views, saying that his kids won't be getting any money from him when he dies.

This he's set up a very good charity. Showing the similar viewpoints, the fact that Buffet gave his respect to Gates before, Gates has shown himself very good at handling money (despite one or two mishaps), and Buffet is just plain getting old, its not as shocking as I first thought it to be.


moved to econ

I'm a bit shocked but Gates' charity is pretty good sooo...yay.