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To: puborectalis who wrote (1014918)	5/8/2017 8:22:45 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578294

>> The billionaire investor gave away $2.9 billion worth of stock in his holding company Berkshire Hathaway ( BRKA)last year. He's now made a huge donation 11 years in a row. Yeah, to the Gates Foundation. Which of course, allows him to control his money from the grave and keep it out of the hands of IRS. I heard Buffett interviewed years ago, where he was asked why he didn't just pay estate taxes. His answer, paraphrased: "That's right for some people but for me I feel like the Gates Foundation is a better allocator of wealth." Which is what those who think like me have always said. Why would you VOLUNTARILY give your money to government, which wastes it on bureaucrats who provide no value. And that is why almost all billionaires create their own charities; they do not want government getting its hands on their money. If these bastards believe what they say, they should let government have their estate. And you should, too.