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Let’s put centibillionaires in perspective
During our podcast this weekend, I was stunned by the realization that the four richest people in the world have a combined net worth of more than $1 trillion. As of today, according to the Forbes list of the world’s real time billionaires, those four Americans (Elon Musk: $460.4 billion; Larry Ellison: $248.4 billion; Larry…
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Let’s put billionaire donations in perspective
I think this is supposed to be a story about the benevolence of the ultrawealthy. From Kentucky Lantern: Yes, it’s heartwarming. We even have a photo (above) of the donation ceremony. But the story never gives Tom Golisano’s net worth. A quick Google search, and this comes up from Rochester Business Journal: Tom Golisano’s net…
