On 2008-08-02, HeyBub <heybub******.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Charlie Tame wrote:[color=green][color=darkred]
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>> So how about we try and put Exxon over a barrel (pun intended) and get
>> them to part with some of their wealth the way Bill Gates has done.
>> Whether he has done it for the good of humanity or simply for
>> publicity I don't know, or care, he has done it.[/color]
>
> When H.L. Hunt (a rich Texas oilman) was asked by F. Lee Bailey many, many
> years ago, why it was that Hunt did not endow charitable institutions or
> otherwise share his great wealth with the less fortunate, Hunt replied: "I
> use my money to give people something better that a pretty picture on museum
> wall. I give 'em a job!"[/color]

Boy am I glad that the Texas cattle barons aren't such jackasses like
the oil barons are. While it is certainly good to be able to eek out
a living at "massas feet", people generally need to do a bit more
than just "merely survive".

Besides, you might accidentally invest in your future workforce while
you're at it...

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