world's 20 wealthiest people

1. William Gates III US 46.5 (Microsoft)

2. Warren Buffett US 44.0 (investments)

3. Lakshmi Mittal India 25.0 (steel)

4. Carlos Slim Helu Mexico 23.8 (telecom)

5. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Saudi Arabia 23.7 (investments)

6. Ingvar Kamprad Sweden 23.0 (Ikea)

7. Paul Allen US 21.0 (Microsoft)

8. Karl Albrecht Germany 18.5 (supermarkets)

9. Lawrence Ellison US 18.4 (Oracle)

10 S. Robson Walton US 18.3 (Wal-Mart)

11. John Walton US 18.2 (Wal-Mart)

13. Alice Walton US 18.0 (Wal-Mart)

13. Helen Walton US 18.0 (Wal-Mart)

15. Kenneth Thomson and family Canada 17.9 (pubishing)

16. Liliane Bettencourt France 17.2 (L'Oreal)

17. Bernard Arnault France 17.0 (LVMH)

18. Michael Dell US 16.0 (Dell)

19. Sheldon Adelson US 15.6 (casinos)

20. Theo Albrecht Germany 15.5 (supermarkets)


I only missed out by about 15 and a half billion. maybe next year.

That´s a lot of money.

Those 20 alone could put an end to world poverty

and what good would that do commie?

It would perhaps stop people from across the world from dying through poverty?

A lot. He didn't say that everybody should get equally much money. There are basics which could and should be accomplished without coming over as a commie.

but

If I where as rich as some of those in that list I would give most of it away. I'm sure I would enjoy being so wealthy, but there is little you can do with 40 billion that you cannot do with 1 billion.

If I had 40 billion I would definitely give away 39 billion. I know some say that money corrupts and makes people greedy, and they then do not want to give money away, believe that if you like, but I know that I would give it away if I had it.

if I made 40 billion my blood-line would be getting all of that shit.

I would give to charity but a whole lot would be spent doing blow off prossies arses on a 97 foot yacht in monaco.

Sometimes Jimbo, I don´t understand you.