Possibly, but slightly depressing nevertheless!

not really, if that what floats his boat, why not, could keep him sharper for longer compared to sittin In a clubhouse sinkin whiskey sours. each to their own. I’d be well happy to still be sharp and doing something I love at his age!!

could it be the content of a broadsheet doesn’t interest most? or the size of them are highly annoying, has the Indo switching to a tabloid edition help with its sales?

i wasnt talking about buffets workers

i was talking about a situation in which a supposedly good hearted and benevolent man can earn billions and never come to the conclsuion that something is wrong

having seen how it works, why on earth does he not set about dismantling it? one man giving away money doesnt change a thing

philanthropy is a perogative of (in this case in particulra) billionaires. the fact that billionaires exist is a sign that something somewhere is wrong. that is what i am talking about.

aopologies. that was an answer to gerrys post below!

Don’t forget the bray people!

Maybe if this happened in ireland. All those 63 local papers would give you some clout alright. But in America naa..
Just a drop in an ocean.

A cynic indeed

not cyncial. realistic.

look what monopoly ownership has done here and in the uk to begin with

142 plus million and this is all he can come up with lol must be tiring of his legendary philanthropy (which doesnt extend as far as undermining the sturctures that allow individuals like him to generate this kind of wealth while half the world starves

Any money he makes is going to charity.

As the above comment says he donates most of his earnings. He also claims in the region of $200,000 income from his company. Therefore the more money he makes the better. Perhaps people should google before they comment, not all rich men are greedy money grabbers

What are you on about Gerry, I am merely saying I think it’s sad that a man of his age is still working so hard trying to make money and not enjoying the latter years of his life. It’s irrelevant what he uses his money for.

Money for guys like warren Buffet is only a by -product . They are motivated by a completely set of criteria but mostly it just winning . Interesting ,modest man who along with the gates is going to give the vast majority of it away. Hi is also a strong advoacte of substaially increasing taxes on the super rich .

He’s been giving away billions to charity

@ Diarmaid how do you know he’s not enjoying life? Anybody who has ever seen him interviewed will see how boundless his enthusiasm is. He knows his empire is helping the needy so that’s plenty drive and enjoyment for anyone. His idea in buying the papers seems to be to keep them open and an important part of the community. I missed the memo that said you had to sit and feed the ducks after a certain age.

Fair enough Gerry, leave it off, you seem more intent in making smart remarks to illustrate how funny you are than anything else. You’re right, I’m wrong. i do apologise!

He has vowed to give away 99 percent of his wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bout these things dont generally happen all at once. I would be very surprised if he had all his money sitting in a vault somewhere. It is mostly tied up in investments and what have you so will probably donate it as it becomes available.

exactly. and it isnt his alleged philanthropy that is the problem. it is the fac that he can actually have the money he has. he can give away every last cent of it and this wont make a blind bit of difference to the structures that allow him to generate it in the first place. the next person will step up and make his or her billion

charity is (unfortuantley) necessary in our soceity. nobody would argue with that. its just that the situation in which the need for charity arises in the first place is a result of people like buffets business practices

sorry. forgot to add: why , in recent days are we being treated to this rush of news concerning a variety of millionaires from bono to buffet. are we supposed to overlook how these millions are made (and how our own situations relate to the processes involved?

@ Alan what business practices precisely does Buffett have that don’t treat his workers fairly?

we are not communists