Good points. But considering where he is in life it's not a bad
gesture. Perhaps that is just what it is. How philanthropic are other
wealthy people with their money from a percentage factor? I don't know.
You could also compare percentages with the super wealthy of old using
the time value for money - 10B is unheard of but take that back a while
and the sum isn't quite as large. I wonder how it would compare...
Regardless, just because I buy into the possibility of him being a good
giver doesn't mean I buy into the H1B issue at all. So don't shoot me
at that. I will have to find it but a year or two ago he had a quote
about China doing capitalism better than anyone else. What he meant to
say is that they kept benefits to a minimum (or nothing) and it was
virtually impossible to sue a company. At a minimum a good number of
his thoughts are not humanitarian in nature.
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Liotta
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 4:44 PM
To: midrange-nontech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: IT Labor Shortage is Bogus
Crump, Mike wrote:
I'm no fan of MS or even of that of Bill Gates when it comes to IT.
However, the Foundation is amazing. I'm sure there are causes that we
may not agree with but as a whole - wow.
Amazing philanthropy.
I haven't quite made up my mind on the "amazing philanthropy" aspect
yet.
If I was worth $50B, I might not be concerned about turning $10B or
more over to charity. When you get into the [fabulously wealthy for
the rest of your life and probably at least for the rest of all your
grandchildren's lives] range, it doesn't have much of an effect on
your lifestyle to give away 20% or more of your monetary assets.
But if you're only worth $50K, then it's a big deal to give away 20%.
How rough is life when you "only" have $30B left over? It still
feels like a kind of 'marketing' to me.
Tom Liotta
midrange.com
