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babsbunny

(8,441 posts) Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:20 PM Sep 2012

11 more American billionaires join Gates, Buffett charity pledge

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/19/11-more-american-billionaires-join-gates-buffett-charity-pledge/

By Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:32 EDT

Eleven billionaires added their names Tuesday to the effort by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to donate half their fortunes to charity, bringing the total to 92.

The newest members of the club include Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, and Charles Bronfman, the Canadian-born former head of Seagram Co.

The Giving Pledge, announced in 2010, was launched by Microsoft mogul Gates and investment guru Buffett who want to convince the richest people in the country to give 50 percent or more of their fortune to charity.
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11 more American billionaires join Gates, Buffett charity pledge (Original Post) babsbunny Sep 2012 OP
I always wonder what the charities will be, but I liked this part: arcane1 Sep 2012 #1
Hi, my name is Charity... SaveAmerica Sep 2012 #2
And I'm the director SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2012 #3
 

arcane1

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1. I always wonder what the charities will be, but I liked this part:
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Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:24 PM
Sep 2012

Lewis said in his pledge letter that he would make donations aimed at “promoting a healthy democracy, broad civic participation and public policy — from the support of progressive think tanks to leadership training for public servants, to investigative journalism, ethics in government, and a democratic media.”

He added that another effort he would fund is “is taboo for most philanthropists yet exemplifies disastrous public policy… our nation’s outdated, ineffective marijuana laws.”

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