John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods just reduced his wage to $1 and decided to donate the rest to his foundation.
Oprah just opened a school for girls in Africa saying this was her lifelong dream.
Warren Buffett’s $31-billion pledge to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in June stunned the nonprofit world.
Brad and Angelina donate $2 million to charitable causes
Henry Paulson, Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and former chairman of Goldman Sachs, plans to give away an estimated $800-million from his personal fortune to charity
2007-01-17 00:40:27 · 2 answers · asked by hulahoops 3 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Philanthropy is another way to say tax break. The people you mention are people with way too much money that have realised they have far more than they can spend and are spreading their wealth about. They could pay their employees better and add to benefits. Their giving also makes them feel good and look good. Oprah could aid a few schools in the U.S. while she is at it and all of the above mentioned could do more for health care and alleviating hunger worldwide.
2007-01-17 00:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I certainly hope so!
2007-01-17 09:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by CLICKHEREx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋