Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] 34 billionaires pledge half of their fortunes

2010-08-06 Thread c b
On 8/5/10, CeJ jann...@gmail.com wrote: The most interesting thing about this is people fall for the line that they are 'giving it away'. Not the case at all. What they seem to seek is some way to keep their fortunes intact after their death and still have some say over how the money is

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] 34 billionaires pledge half of their fortunes

2010-08-06 Thread CeJ
Hope , faith and charity. The greatest of these is charity. More like PR, tax shelters and untaxed investment/finance capitalism, and the greatest of all these Bill and Melinda know more about than 100 Michael Hudsons. CJ --- ELT in Japan http://www.eltinjapan.com/ Japan Higher Education

[Marxism-Thaxis] 34 billionaires pledge half of their fortunes

2010-08-05 Thread c b
The greatest charity giveaway in history? 34 billionaires pledge half of their fortunes By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 11:49 AM on 5th August 2010 https://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=enshva=1ui=1ov=0 Comments (199) Add to My Stories Thirty-four U.S. billionaires have today pledged to give

Re: [Marxism-Thaxis] 34 billionaires pledge half of their fortunes

2010-08-05 Thread CeJ
The most interesting thing about this is people fall for the line that they are 'giving it away'. Not the case at all. What they seem to seek is some way to keep their fortunes intact after their death and still have some say over how the money is invested and used, even as they lie mouldering in