BILLIONAIRE
GIVERS GET GRIEF
“In recent months, a hedge fund
billionaire was denounced for his $400 million gift
to the
already wealthy Harvard University; David Geffen took flak for gifts that plaster his
already wealthy Harvard University; David Geffen took flak for gifts that plaster his
name on a Manhattan concert hall and a Los Angeles
school; and the wife of a Wall Street I
banker was roasted for trying to put her name on a small Adirondacks college. Even
banker was roasted for trying to put her name on a small Adirondacks college. Even
Bill Gates, who has given billions to battle diseases,
is taking lumps in a new book titled
No Such Thing as a Free Gift."
No Such Thing as a Free Gift."
Associated Press. Michael Hill, “The Rich Give, and Get
Grief,” printed in the Bloomsburg (PA) Press-Enterprise, pp: 25 and 28, January
27, 2016.