MetaFilter posts tagged with wealth and charity

Class dismissed.

anotherpanacea — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:25:17 -0800

How rich is rich? Becker and Posner debate billionaires. (They're rich, right?) How rich is too rich for democracy? Maybe the problem is that we're all middle class. Check your facts.

Can you spare a dollar or two billion for the lesser off?

Mijo Bijo — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:57:43 -0800

Bill Gates or Steve Jobs? Who is changing the world more for the better? Some people believe Bill Gates and Microsoft are the Spawn of Satan, while others praise him for his philanthropy. [subs. req'd] Steve Jobs has more buzz on the internets than Bill Gates and a near religious following for his products with Apple. One might not give like the other, but one definitely is much more Zen-like.

My life is good, you old bat!!

jonson — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:18:44 -0800

I'm the 24,519,565 richest person on earth! According to the Global Rich List, which says I make more than 99.506% of the people alive today. Only 24.5 million people between Bill Gates & myself...

schoolie — Mon, 18 Jun 2001 03:43:58 -0800

The global distribution of income is becoming ever more unequal. One of the proposed solutions? More charity by the ultra-rich.