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Thursday, March 19, 2020
Branko Milanovic Tweet - The philanthropic wealthy
Has anyone noticed how suddenly quiet have become the hexa-billionaires who only months ago were "pledging" to give away 90% (or was it 99%?) of their assets?
All of a sudden their bluff was called and they do the old Soviet elite trick - total silence.
ReplyDeleteThis is in reference to what?
ReplyDeleteBranko Milanovic is a member of the chattering class.
Excellent opportunity for the “philanthropies” to show off right now. But they won’t.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Ivanka got the transfusion too:
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/thelastrefuge2/status/1241038673573040128?s=21