[lbo-talk] Re: Warren Buffett's philanthropy

John Gulick john_gulick at hotmail.com
Tue Jun 27 16:39:33 PDT 2006


Willy Greenfields wrote:


>He's been saying for years that he was only
>able to amass his wealth because he was born a
>comparatively advantaged white male who operated in
>late 20th century capital markets, and he's been
>saying for just as long that he intended to return his
>money to society, which rightfully owned it.

Has he been saying that "society" (reification) itself gets to decide how to spend what Buffet had so graciously held in trusteeship? Any sincere proponent of substantive democracy has to call out this sham for what it is.

John Gulick Knoxville, TN



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