Billionaires Who Haven't Taken The Giving Pledge (surprise: includes NutMeg Whitman)

[KamaAina]

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110376/billionaires-who-havent-taken-the-pledge

The Giving Pledge is the brainchild of billionaire businessmen Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. The two of them have teamed up to ask the world's wealthiest people to donate at least 50% of their fortunes to charities. They believe that the richest people in the world can eradicate many of the world's problems through philanthropy. The pledge is not a binding contract but more of a "moral commitment". Individuals are free to donate money to whatever cause they would like. So, far about 40 billionaires have accepted the giving pledge challenge. That's not a large number when you consider that there are nearly 1,000 billionaires in the world, according to Forbes. So, who hasn't signed up and for what reason?...

Meg Whitman

Former eBay CEO and current California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has "no plans to join billionaires pledge" according to the Associated Press. She has not been contacted by Buffett or Gates and would decline if invited. Whitman is using her immense wealth to run for governor and build her charitable foundation. Whitman who has a net worth of $1.4 billion dollars has had to use her own money to run for state office. She has spent nearly $100 million dollars of her own money in seeking the state's top job. Whitman also has plans to donate to environmental and educational causes through her personal foundation.

Environmental causes? So I assume she's against Prop 23, the oil industry-funded attempt to roll back our carbon emissions law. :eyes:

[RKP5637]

1. NutMeg!!! I love it!!! Great description!!! n/t

[KamaAina]

2. Alas, not original

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=141&topic_id=37809&mesg_id=37809

[RKP5637]

8. but a goodie!!! n/t

[KT2000]

3. She gives to herself

doesn't that count?

[inenemyterritory]

4. Neither has Oprah

Probably not a road to go down, given the other celebrities that have not done so either.

The nutjob right wing will throw this back into our face and the M$M will accommodate them with open arms.

[KamaAina]

5. Which office is Oprah running for?

:shrug:

[inenemyterritory]

6. That was not my point

The M$M will twist whatever against us. The first people mentioned in this program are Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, what offices are they running for????


My point is the M$M is the problem.

[KamaAina]

7. And the point of my OP was that NutMeg is running for CA Governor

there are other repukes on that list, too.

[inenemyterritory]

9. Has Jeff Greene in FL signed on?

With the economy in the shape it is in and the noise they made over Michelle's vacation to Spain, do we need this distraction?

Do not believe I will change your opinion, but there are larger things to worry about.

The list of who is or who is not on it, is not important to me just the extra dirt involved.

Sorry to opine.

[wookie72]

12. Larry David's Agent is a billionaire?

He must be taking more than 15%.

[wookie72]

Nonetheless

I was more than a little surprised that Oprah was on the list considering her supposed enlightenment and wonderfulness and generally being on the side of angels.

[wookie72]

11. Nonetheless

I was more than a little surprised that Oprah was on the list considering her supposed enlightenment and wonderfulness and generally being on the side of angels.

[w4rma]

10. *anti*-environmental causes? (nt)