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A billionaire who signed the Giving Pledge in 2012 said Bill Gates" philanthropy pact isn"t "growing as rapidly as we hoped"

Filip Wolak/Carnegie Corporation Telecommunications billionaire Leonard Tow isn't satisfied with how his fellow billionaires have responded to the Giving Pledge's challenge to give away.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 24th, 2019

Jeff Bezos is ‘proud’ of ex-wife’s pledge to give away over half of her $35 billion fortune: ‘Go get ’em MacKenzie’

MacKenzie Bezos has signed the Giving Pledge, the philanthropic campaigned founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 8th, 2019

MacKenzie Bezos pledges half her fortune to charity

MacKenzie Bezos, the former wife of Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, pledged on Tuesday to give half her $36 billion fortune to charity, following a movement founded by billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersMay 28th, 2019

MacKenzie Bezos pledges to give half her $36 billion fortune to charity

Bezos, a novelist and one of the driving forces behind Amazon, joined more than 200 philanthropists who have signed on to the Giving Pledge......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 28th, 2019

MacKenzie Bezos pledges half her fortune to charity

MacKenzie Bezos is pledging to give half of her $37 billion fortune to charity. CNN reports that Bezos, who finalized her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos months ago, has signed The Giving Pledge, aimed at committing the world's richest people .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 28th, 2019

Elon Musk says he will give $100 million to whoever creates the best carbon-capture technology

Musk recently asked for ideas on where to donate his wealth - of which he has promised to give away half but has barely made a dent so far. Elon Musk. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk on .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 22nd, 2021

Elon Musk says he will give $100 million to whoever creates the best carbon capture technology

Musk recently asked for ideas on where to donate his wealth - of which he has promised to give away half but has barely made a dent so far. Elon Musk. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images E.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 21st, 2021

MacKenzie Scott, S.F.-born philanthropist and billionaire, gives Goodwill of Silicon Valley $10M

MacKenzie Scott: "I pledged to give the majority of my wealth back to the society that helped generate it, to do it thoughtfully, to get started soon, and to keep at it until the safe is empty.”.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 18th, 2020

Heroic ways everyday people are raising millions to fight COVID-19

Plenty of philanthropic billionaires have pledged some of their wealth to help in the fight against COVID-19. But there are also everyday heroes doing incredible things to raise money to tackle coronavirus, and some are raising millions......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 22nd, 2020

Wall Street"s coronavirus panic means little for Americans without wealth to invest

For the half of workers with a 401(k), today's stock market loss is serious. But the real problem is the inability of many workers to .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayFeb 25th, 2020

The wealth gap is one of the defining issues in the US right now, but proposals that punish the wealthy could be focusing on the wrong part of the problem

Sarah Rice/Getty Images Unequal recovery from the financial crisis may be behind increased hostility towards billionaires, Bloomberg columnist Noah Smith wr.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 29th, 2019

TaxWatch: Bill Gates says he’s happy to pay $20 billion in taxes, but Warren’s plan will make him ‘do a little math on what I have left over’

Gates, Buffett and other billionaires have pledged to give away most of their money......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 9th, 2019

Melinda Gates’s $1 billion pledge for women’s equality disrupts traditional trends in charitable giving

She will give out the money as a combination of philanthropic grants and investments.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 8th, 2019

Sanders proposes wealth tax to cut billionaires" net worth in half

Bernie Sanders on Tuesday unveiled a proposal for a wealth tax that takes Elizabeth Warren’s signature idea and pushes it even further, saying his goal is to cut American billionaires’ fortunes in half over 15 years......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 24th, 2019

"Billionaires Shouldn"t Exist": Bernie Proposes Tax To Cut Billionaire Wealth In Half

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Category: blogSource: zerohedgeSep 24th, 2019

Sanders proposes tax to cut billionaires" net worth in half

Bernie Sanders on Tuesday unveiled a proposal for a wealth tax that takes Elizabeth Warren’s signature idea and pushes it even further, saying his goal is to cut American billionaires’ fortunes in half over 15 years......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 24th, 2019

Sanders proposes tax to cut billionaires" net worth in half

Bernie Sanders on Tuesday unveiled a proposal for a wealth tax that takes Elizabeth Warren’s signature idea and pushes it even further, saying his goal is to cut American billionaires’ fortunes in half over 15 years......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 24th, 2019

Legendary oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens dies at age 91

T. Boone Pickens joined other billionaires in signing a "giving pledge" in promising to do.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodaySep 11th, 2019

U.S. official says China far short of soybean purchase pledge after small sale

China has purchased about only half the U.S. soybeans it pledged to buy earlier this year, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said on Thursday, after a small sale was reported amid the two countries' escalating trade war......»»

Category: topSource: reutersAug 22nd, 2019

Connecting: How has your business generosity paid off?

Sometimes, networking can feel like a selfish endeavor, particularly if you are not sure you are giving as much as you get. It turns out that the best networking is mutually beneficial and bi-directional in nature. Sometimes you will give a little… som.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 10th, 2019