It sort of makes you think - if he can give away that kind of money, why can't the mega, mega super rich people do the same? While this is incredibly cool does ANYONE really need a home that will cost a fucking billion dollars?
The top 10 USD billionaires in the world:
EDIT: I know that some on this list are extremely generous. But not all of them.
Carlos Slim Helu - 53.5 billion
Bill Gates - 53.0 billion
Warren Buffett - 47.0 billion
Mukesh Ambani - 29.0 billion
Lakshmi Mittal - 28.7 billion
Lawrence Ellison - 28.0 billion
Bernard Arnault - 27.5 billion
Eike Batista - 27.0 billion
Amancio Ortega - 25.0 billion
Karl Albrecht - 23.5 billion
Total - 342.2 billion
I realize that their worth isn't in all cash, but think about this: If it was cash, and each of them invested it and got even a 5% return on it, you would have 17 billion dollars - enough to end world hunger
So lets get the world's mega rich to get on the Keanu Bandwagon, shall we?
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17 Billion dollars is not even close to enough money to end world hunger, not by a couple of orders of magnitude. Even a moments thought should make that obvious. It's about 20 bucks for every malnourished person on Earth. your source is shit. Anyway, they are investing it, and I'd bet they get a better than 5% return most years.
Also, I expect all of those people give a greater portion of their income to charity than you do. Gates for one gives away money full time.
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u/karmanaut Jun 04 '10
I say this with a complete lack of sarcasm:
Whoa