Quote from: crumbs on July 25, 2013, 07:34:42 PM

Non-sequiturs are always apropos of nothing, redundant. This, OTOH, was not a non-sequitur. Allow me to quote your earlier post:
"Andrew Carnegie, a century ago, declared it disgraceful to die rich." Unless you're suggesting he was poor (a pauper) when he died, he has died in disgrace. By his own standards. I thought it was cruel of you to speak ill of the dead, and called him "a great man nonetheless."

I wouldn't call it a failure (nor did I, you did). He was the richest man on the planet and managed to give away about 95% before sickness over trying to prevent WWI took his life. He founded over 2500 free libraries, and spent many millions trying to prevent the war. It was only in this last effort to which he gave his life that he could have been said to have failed, and there are few more noble efforts one could consider.

Quote from: crumbs on July 25, 2013, 02:28:35 PM

I meant credible to humans. I didn't realize you couldn't legally disinherit your kinfolk

I haven't been able to parse this for any meaning.
What is it you don't realize? A million isn't enough to keep a fool well fed for their life, but a wise person can do much with it.

Quote from: crumbs on July 25, 2013, 02:28:35 PM

I'll be darned... Doing more with his money than any government could. Color me impressed. You should write to Bill & Mel and see if they could do something about all the taxes you have to pay on your minimum wage. I'm sure if he finds you a worthwhile cause, he'll help out.

People on minimum wage pay tax? Not income. You mean sales tax or all the random fees and such? Minimum wagers get more in EBT than they pay in tax, so probably not high on the crisis list.

Quote from: crumbs on July 25, 2013, 02:28:35 PM

Not quite following, but if you're suggesting that Bill is smarter than minimum-wage mom, i agree 100%. I just don't think minimum-wage mom should give 50% of what she makes to charity & starve to death. You obviously think that she should. To each his own, i suppose. One less dumb bitch & one less hungry brat -- they didn't support major charities anyhow.

You are right about one thing. You are not following at all. You keep comparing these people. Equating them. I am not. Min-wage mom vs Billionaire? They are not the same. At the risk of redundancy: They do not expect the same of themselves. Further I am not asking anyone to donate anything or even suggesting that anyone "should", much less the hungry, (though some do anyway).
All I am doing here is pointing out your ignorance about the generosity of the ultra-rich. Your stereotypes don't match history. These people all tell the same story about how after making their money, the second chapter of their life, the philanthropic chapter, is the more rewarding. Why should it be so surprising that those that can do so much more to help humanity, often do just that?