More billionaires take Buffett's pledge to give it away
LA Times
August 4, 2010
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates say they’ve gotten pledges from 38 other super-rich Americans to give most of their wealth away to charity or other philanthropic causes during their lifetimes or at their death.
In an announcement Wednesday, Buffett said the campaign he and Gates began -- the Giving Pledge -- now includes commitments from billionaires including Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp., Domino’s Pizza Founder Tom Monaghan and Hilton Hotels’ Barron Hilton.
The full list is at givingpledge.org.
Buffettwar “We’ve really just started, but already we’ve had a terrific response,” Buffett said in a statement.
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August 4, 2010
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates say they’ve gotten pledges from 38 other super-rich Americans to give most of their wealth away to charity or other philanthropic causes during their lifetimes or at their death.
In an announcement Wednesday, Buffett said the campaign he and Gates began -- the Giving Pledge -- now includes commitments from billionaires including Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp., Domino’s Pizza Founder Tom Monaghan and Hilton Hotels’ Barron Hilton.
The full list is at givingpledge.org.
Buffettwar “We’ve really just started, but already we’ve had a terrific response,” Buffett said in a statement.
(Continued here.)
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