The Left loves to berate the “rich” for not paying their “fair share” and for simply being rotten meanies who’ve won life’s lottery and don’t give a darn about the rest of us.
Wrong.
A firm that follows the habits of those with $30 million or more in assets shows this group is, in fact, quite generous. From the Wall Street Journal, here are just four of the top 10 charitable donations, according to the firm.
Warren Buffett gave $2.1 billion, or 3% of his net worth, to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the form of 16.6 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway.
Nicholas Woodman, the founder and chief executive of GoPro, and his wife gave $497.5 million, or 10% of their net worth, to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Ronnie Chan and Gerald Chan, brothers and Hong Kong real-estate moguls, gave $175 million each to Harvard, or 10% and 12% of their net worth, respectively.
Hedge-fund manager Kenneth Griffin gave Harvard $150 million, some 3% of his net worth.
Will the Left ever appreciate the impact the wealthy have on so many people in so many ways? I hope so.
