Sorry for the poster here, nothing personal, just using it to set the
tone of this blog page. And this poster, I came across on Facebook, was
what gave me the inspiration to write you. Your family net-worth is
what stuck-out.
And I was going to send Bill Gates this
letter/blog but I figure you could pass it on to him at your next
meeting. Because after you-guys hear about this blog and the idea I
have, you'll want to have a meeting. I mean, it's your World too!The Golden Rule has always been my creed to live by. I figure it's the bases of any religion, or non-religious institutions, groups or businesses, or it should be. But as I have always treated others as I would want to be treated, there is a side-effect. I look at others and think, "what would I do In their situation." ....and I certainly wouldn't like to see my picture on a poster like this on Facebook.
My comment on the Facebook post was, 'these people could end World hunger and World pollution with a stroke of a pen.'
Granted, it would take several years or more to actually see results, but the initial stroke of your pen would get it all started. And it wouldn't take a lot of your money or a lot of your time. It will however, and this is your side-effect, it will change the way people look at you. People will always hate you for your money, but this way they will see something different on Facebook. Like the other millionaires who have given millions to charities.
World
hunger can be eradicated. A price has been set and estimated by the
United Nations to solve this crisis of food shortage by focusing on
agricultural development.
The cost to end world hunger is $30 billion a year. It may seem like a large sum of money, but when compared to the funds that the U.S. spends on defense - $737 billion in 2012, $30 billion seems more attainable. The $30 billion expense is manageable, especially when the U.S. would be joined by other investors in global poverty, but it has the capacity to be the leader.
The cost to end world hunger is $30 billion a year. It may seem like a large sum of money, but when compared to the funds that the U.S. spends on defense - $737 billion in 2012, $30 billion seems more attainable. The $30 billion expense is manageable, especially when the U.S. would be joined by other investors in global poverty, but it has the capacity to be the leader.
- Cost to End World HungerThe cost to end world hunger is $30 billion per year, and it can be achieved mainly through agricultural development.
More money will
probably be needed for the worlds pollution. China alone will need to
spend nearly 5 trillion yuan, or $817 billion, to fight air pollution,
according to Fang Li, spokesman of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of
Environmental Protection. Fang’s startling estimate came on Sept. 23 as
he released the Chinese capital’s antipollution blueprint, which
promises significant improvements in air quality by 2017.
Beijing alone will have to fork out $163 billion to clear its skies, according to Fang. The Chinese capital has for many years suffered from serious air pollution, but the smog reached record levels last winter when choking haze engulfed the city for weeks. Forced into action by the ensuing public outrage, the government is now unveiling its clean-air strategy as another undoubtedly toxic winter looms.
Beijing alone will have to fork out $163 billion to clear its skies, according to Fang. The Chinese capital has for many years suffered from serious air pollution, but the smog reached record levels last winter when choking haze engulfed the city for weeks. Forced into action by the ensuing public outrage, the government is now unveiling its clean-air strategy as another undoubtedly toxic winter looms.
- China Needs $817 Billion to Fight Air Pollution, Official Says | TIME.comChina
will need to spend nearly 5 trillion yuan, or $817 billion, to fight
air pollution, according to Fang Li, spokesman of the Beijing Municipal
Bureau of Environmental Protection. Fang’s startling estimate came on
Sept.
Others that have given million$
Centre College in Kentucky declared in July that it had received a $250 million donation from its former trustee chair, Houston entrepreneur Robert Brockman, via a trust created by his father, it garnered national headlines. As one of the largest-ever gifts to higher education, it would almost double the tiny school’s endowment.
Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, the founders of the Giving Pledge, who took the top two spots. Each put almost $2 billion toward philanthropic work in 2012–the year’s only ten-digit givers–with Gates edging Buffett by a mere $35 million. While it doesn’t count in our rankings, our list also attempts to estimate lifetime giving, with the Gateses and Buffett both giving away at least $25 billion apiece through the end of last year.
Calgary’s lottery philanthropist has been busy giving away the $40 million he won last year on the Lotto Max. Tom Crist, the retired head of an electronics company, has donated $1.2 million to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre where his wife, Janice, was treated before her death and has given more money to cancer sufferers.
Terminally-ill Simpsons creator who has vowed to GIVE AWAY his fortune to charity before he dies. He revealed his illness in July and spoke of his desire to spent his 'Simpsons millions' before he dies. He is spending his final months funding projects that feed homeless people and save animals from being k#lled in animal shelters as well.
Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling is off the Forbes annual list of billionaires list because she gave too much of her money away. The author has been an outspoken proponent of charity, likely due that she once was a single mother on welfare, herself. She has given plenty to single-parent charities, and started her own called Lumos to help disadvantaged children in Eastern Europe.
Mr Rabeder, 47, a businessman from Telfs Austrian millionaire Karl Rabeder is giving away every penny of his £3 million fortune after realising his riches were making him unhappy.
"My idea is to have nothing left. Absolutely nothing," he told The Daily Telegraph. "Money is counterproductive – it prevents happiness to come."
Keanu Reeves Gives Matrix Earnings of $35 Million To Special Effects Team
Despite having led a pretty hard life filled with a lot of tragedy, he’s managed to not only be one of the most giving celebrities of all time, but also a man of good character. One of his famous sayings is that we should “be excellent to each other”. Leading by example, Keanu Reeves gave away all his earnings from The Matrix.
The 49-year-old actor earned $35 million from the movie. Being the generous star, he reportedly showered it to the special effects and costume team who he thinks are the unsung heroes of the film. The crew was estimated to have received $2.7 million each.
“Money is the last thing I think about. I could live on what I have already made for the next few centuries” he said. He added, “They were the ones that made the movie and they should participate.”
Keanu has also done the same philanthropic acts in the past. He donated millions to cancer research as his sister has suffered a 10-year battle with leukemia. During the shooting of his film in Australia, he also gave the stuntmen team a $9,500 Harley Davidson motorcycle each. It was reported that he took paycuts on the Devil’s Advocate and The Replacements just to work with Al Pacino and Gene Hackman.
Keanu is known as an actor who is not after money in doing films.- Millionaire gives away fortune that made him miserable - TelegraphAustrian millionaire Karl Rabeder is giving away every penny of his £3 million fortune after realising his riches were making him unhappy.
- J.K. Rowling drops off Forbes billionaire list because she gave so much away | Tampa Bay Times and tForbes has released its annual list of billionaires, which doesn't mean much to people like The Juice* -- last week we were digging under Toddler Juice*'s crib mattress to find a spare nickel -- but there's some actual good news on there. Harry Potte
- The Simpsons Co-Creator Fading and Giving Away Millionsjust found this out...but damn... (long read) The Simpsons Co-Creator Fading and Giving Away Millions - Photo posted in The TV and Movie Spot | Sign in and leave a comment below! style= max-width:675px
- Calgary’s lottery philanthropist has been busy giving his $40 million awayCalgary’s lottery philanthropist has been busy giving away the $40 million he won last year on
- The 50 Philanthropists Who Have Given Away The Most Money - ForbesIt's easy to make a commitment and issue a press release. These people actually put the most money to work for good.
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