...I figure there are probably 10,000 billionaires in the world and about 150,000 millionaires out of 7.8 billion people. Reading 'Forbes' the other day, I realized how so many have to scramble to give away so much money to save their tax asses.
At the top of the giver's list is, of course, Warren Buffet. Out of his lifetime wealth of $116.6 billion, he has given away $46.1. Next we have Bill and Melinda at $133.3 billion, with $33.4 donated to charity. It goes on like this:
George Soros $ 8.6 and $18.1 (That's confusing, he's given away more than he's worth?)
Michael Bloomberg $ 70 and $19.7
Jeff Bezos $184.8 and $2.1
Ted Turner $ 2.3 and $1.4
Out of a list of 26 in 'Forbes', the only other name I knew was Nike's Phil Knight at $54.8 and $3.1 given away. Whew! That's a lot of sneakers for a kid who started out making them with a waffle iron!
As for entertainers, number one is Peter Jackson, director of 'Lord of the Rings' -- who knew that many people liked that sh-t?! Happily, 'cause I love the guy, number two is Bruce Springsteen, who's worth $435 million. Bob Dylan is a measly number 10, with a wealth of $130 million.
A couple that surprise me are Reese Witherspoon, number 12 at $115 million, and Howard Stern, $85 million. Howard's wealth shows us just how stupid we are.
Anyway, it strikes me that entertainers, sports figures and businessmen have all the money in the world, while the rest of us survive on leftover crumbs. Anyway, I have no clue why I blogged this, but I did. Guess it's a slow Sunday.
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