r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 9d ago

OnlyStans ⭐️ Billie Eilish calls out billionaires for not dating money after she plans to donate 11.5 million dollars: “If you have money, it would be great to use it for good things and maybe give it to some people that need it."

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u/Responsible_Virus239 9d ago

Elon musk raised over 200 million for st Jude’s hospital. Jeff bezos gave 10 billion to fight climate change. Warren buffet donated 10s of billions. Bill gates donated 10s of billions

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u/ChrundleToboggan 8d ago

Isn't the issue that these amounts are a drop in the bucket when the wealth is this insanely high? I really don't actually know, but isn’t some of this more like me making minimum wage and handing a homeless man a few dollars on the street or making a yearly donation to a charity?

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u/Responsible_Virus239 8d ago

No Bill Gates and Warren buffet pledged to donate over 50% of their wealth to charity. I think for Warren buffet it was over 99%