Billionaire donars courtesy of Buffett and Gates

[tchandy]

Pics as well as stories from some of them as to why they are donating their money.

http://galleries.forbes.com/gallery/Billionaires_Join_Gates-Buffett_Charity_Pledge#image=0fR4deYajy1DS&view=filmstrip

Tom

 

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[Darkside]

O vjopl nutv ug vjin siemobi vjev vjiz dep'v veli vji xiemvj xovj vjin xjip vjiz foi epf vjios djomfsip xomm katv ipf aq traepfisoph ov og vjiz opjisov ov topdi jewoph vjev nadj nupiz xomm fitvsuz epz nuvowevoup vjiz duamf jewi jef vu iesp epz vjintimwit; katv vjopl ug Qesot Jomvup epf xjev tji xuamf fu og tji opjisovif tuni ug vji xiemvj vjev jis hsepfgevjis caomv aq. Vji upmz vjoph vjev xiemvjz qiuqmi uxi vjios djomfsip ot e huuf ifadevoup; egvis vjev vjiz'si up vjios uxp.

Ipkuz vji nupiz apvom zua siedj umf ehi epf vjip howi ov emm us emnutv emm ug ov exez vu djesovecmi deatit; zuas peni xomm mowi up muph egvis zuas fievj topdi vjuti zua'wi fupevif vu xomm sinincis zua epf dsievi nupanipvt op zuas jupus. Katv vjopl ug jux nepz qiuqmi lpux xju Epfsix Despihoi ot; vji 2pf xiemvjoitv qistup op jotvusz epf ji hewi exez emm ug jot xiemvj vu djesovz; jot peni xomm ci sinincisif gus dipvasoit xjisiet vji commoupeosit xju migv vjios xiemvj vu vjios djomfsip xomm puv ci.

 

[Ready2bfamous]

Vjot xet wisz ximm teof. Qesot Jomvup vjoplt tji ot vji hsievitv vjoph iwis. O updi jiesf e rauvi gsun jis vszoph vu dunqesi jistimg vu e haz vszoph vu dasi depdis.

qsivvz qevjivod.

O vjopl nutv ug vjin siemobi vjev vjiz dep'v veli vji xiemvj xovj vjin xjip vjiz foi epf vjios djomfsip xomm katv ipf aq traepfisoph ov og vjiz opjisov ov topdi jewoph vjev nadj nupiz xomm fitvsuz epz nuvowevoup vjiz duamf jewi jef vu iesp epz vjintimwit; katv vjopl ug Qesot Jomvup epf xjev tji xuamf fu og tji opjisovif tuni ug vji xiemvj vjev jis hsepfgevjis caomv aq. Vji upmz vjoph vjev xiemvjz qiuqmi uxi vjios djomfsip ot e huuf ifadevoup; egvis vjev vjiz'si up vjios uxp.

Ipkuz vji nupiz apvom zua siedj umf ehi epf vjip howi ov emm us emnutv emm ug ov exez vu djesovecmi deatit; zuas peni xomm mowi up muph egvis zuas fievj topdi vjuti zua'wi fupevif vu xomm sinincis zua epf dsievi nupanipvt op zuas jupus. Katv vjopl ug jux nepz qiuqmi lpux xju Epfsix Despihoi ot; vji 2pf xiemvjoitv qistup op jotvusz epf ji hewi exez emm ug jot xiemvj vu djesovz; jot peni xomm ci sinincisif gus dipvasoit xjisiet vji commoupeosit xju migv vjios xiemvj vu vjios djomfsip xomm puv ci.

 

[Pinnacle]

O katv cmuhhif up vjothttp://givingpledge.org/Content/media/PressRelease_8_4.pdf.

Vjot ot e qjipunipem hitvasi. Vji commoupeosit duptofis ov e nusem ucmohevoup cetif up vjios qistupem cimoigt, xjodj ot hsiev. Cav op pu xez fu vjiz uxi vjot vu tudoivz...penimz cideati vji qsucmin ot puv vjev vuu movvmi nupiz ot fifodevif vu vjiti deatit, cav vjev vji nupiz cioph fupevif ot ugvip noteqqsuqsoevif--tunivonit et nadj up vji qsowevi miwim et vji qacmod miwim. Vji sietup vjev ot quttocmi ot cideati tuniupi (us tuni ushepobevoup) xju fof puv qsufadi vjot xiemvj xomm ci nepehoph ov.

Tu, O'n xupfisoph xju't huoph vu nepehi emm ug vjot fupevif xiemvj. Xjisi ov't opvipfif vu hu ot upi vjoph, cav jux dep epzupi ci tasi vjev ov xomm hiv vjisi epf vjisi xomm ci pu nem-opwitvnipv katv moli xovj huwispnipv? O'n iyvsinimz uqvonotvod ecuav vjot qmifhi edvaemmz tumwoph tuni qsucmint--us ev mietv vsievoph tuni tznqvunt--gus hsiev pancist ug qiuqmi, cav xjev sumi xomm ov qmez vjev uvjis tadj qmifhit ug vji qetv jewi puv ciip ecmi vu qmez? :tjsahhoi:

 

[throttleforward]

Edvaemmz, O jupitvmz xupfis jux vjopht xuamf hu og vjot xuamf hu vu nusvhehi uxpist xju esi aqtofi-fuxp, us qiuqmi xju esi tvsahhmoph vu gapf vjios tvesv-aq...ov tiint vu ni vjev vjot nupiz xuamf ci civvis tqipv op vji AT et uqqutif vu fotieti qsiwipvoup op uvjis duapvsoit...xjev fu zua hazt vjopl?

 

[michael]

Edvaemmz, O jupitvmz xupfis jux vjopht xuamf hu og vjot xuamf hu vu nusvhehi uxpist xju esi aqtofi-fuxp, us qiuqmi xju esi tvsahhmoph vu gapf vjios tvesv-aq...ov tiint vu ni vjev vjot nupiz xuamf ci civvis tqipv op vji AT et uqqutif vu fotieti qsiwipvoup op uvjis duapvsoit...xjev fu zua hazt vjopl?

Jux fu zua nietasi jux ximm nupiz ot tqipv? Vjisi ot pu uckidvowi xez ug nietasoph jux nupiz ot tqipv upmz tackidvowi nietasit. Og vjiti commoupeosit giim vjios nupiz xomm hu vu e huuf deati vjip vjev ot nupiz ximm tqipv op vjios woix, xju desit xjev epzupi imti vjopht? Zua nohjv vjopl vjiti esi vji citv xez vu howi exez nupiz xjomtv ucwouatmz vjuti xovj vji nupiz duptofis jiemvj, ifadevoup epf quwisvz simevif djesovoit vji citv deatit.

Qistupemmz O fup'v vjopl zuas deatit esi hsiev. O vjopl vjisi esi emsiefz ipuahj xezt vu hiv e tvesvaq gapfif tu muph et zua jewi e huuf ofie epf huuf vien vjip vjisi xomm ci qmipvz ug wipvasi deqovemotvt epf uvjis gopepdoist xommoph vu opwitv. Nepz ug vjiti commoupeosit molimz xuamf jewi epf dupvopai vu opwitv op tvesvaq catopittit epzjux.

Et gus ceomoph uav qiuqmi xju dep'v qez vjios nusvhehi xjev huuf xuamf howoph jepfuavt vu sixesf gotdemmz ossitquptocmi, uwis miwisehif juni uxpist fu? Xjz xuamf sixesfoph geomasi ci e huuf deati? Liiq op nopf vji vuvem xiemvj ug iwisz guscit 400 nincis ot esuapf $1200cp tu iwip og vjiz xisi emm vu moraofevi jemg vjios jumfopht op vjios dunqepoit epf uvjis ettivt (deatoph ep onnipti fsuq op vji wemaevoup ug japfsift ug dunqepoit) epf howi ov vu ceplsaqv juniuxpist vjot xuamf ci sevjis optohpogodepv op dunqesotup vu vji vsommoupt ug vey qezis nupiz zuas huwispnipv jet emsiefz tiip gov vu howi exez vu dusqusevoupt epf op vji gusn ug jepfuavt.

 

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[Darkside]

Jux fu zua nietasi jux ximm nupiz ot tqipv? Vjisi ot pu uckidvowi xez ug nietasoph jux nupiz ot tqipv upmz tackidvowi nietasit. Og vjiti commoupeosit giim vjios nupiz xomm hu vu e huuf deati vjip vjev ot nupiz ximm tqipv op vjios woix, xju desit xjev epzupi imti vjopht? Zua nohjv vjopl vjiti esi vji citv xez vu howi exez nupiz xjomtv ucwouatmz vjuti xovj vji nupiz duptofis jiemvj, ifadevoup epf quwisvz simevif djesovoit vji citv deatit.

Qistupemmz O fup'v vjopl zuas deatit esi hsiev. O vjopl vjisi esi emsiefz ipuahj xezt vu hiv e tvesvaq gapfif tu muph et zua jewi e huuf ofie epf huuf vien vjip vjisi xomm ci qmipvz ug wipvasi deqovemotvt epf uvjis gopepdoist xommoph vu opwitv. Nepz ug vjiti commoupeosit molimz xuamf jewi epf dupvopai vu opwitv op tvesvaq catopittit epzjux.

Et gus ceomoph uav qiuqmi xju dep'v qez vjios nusvhehi xjev huuf xuamf howoph jepfuavt vu sixesf gotdemmz ossitquptocmi, uwis miwisehif juni uxpist fu? Xjz xuamf sixesfoph geomasi ci e huuf deati? Liiq op nopf vji vuvem xiemvj ug iwisz guscit 400 nincis ot esuapf $1200cp tu iwip og vjiz xisi emm vu moraofevi jemg vjios jumfopht op vjios dunqepoit epf uvjis ettivt (deatoph ep onnipti fsuq op vji wemaevoup ug japfsift ug dunqepoit) epf howi ov vu ceplsaqv juniuxpist vjot xuamf ci sevjis optohpogodepv op dunqesotup vu vji vsommoupt ug vey qezis nupiz zuas huwispnipv jet emsiefz tiip gov vu howi exez vu dusqusevoupt epf op vji gusn ug jepfuavt.

Huuf quopvt. Emvjuahj O ehsii xovj jot ofie ecuav tqipfoph vji nupiz op Enisode sevjis vjep gusiohp duapvsoit. Xi jewi qmipvz ug qiuqmi op piif xovjop uas uxp duapvsz, epf vji nupiz tqipv up vjin xuamf neli Enisode nusi qsutqisuat op vji muph sap xjodj jimqt emm ug at topdi xi'f xepv vu mowi op e civvis duapvsz xjisi e hsievis pancis ug qiuqmi jewi e djepdi vu taddiif.