• Carlos Slim overtakes Gates as world's richest person
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[release]Mexican telecom giant Carlos Slim has topped Forbes magazine's billionaire's list - the first time since 1994 that an American has not led the rankings. Mr Slim's fortune rose by $18.5bn (£12.4bn) last year to $53.5bn. That beat Microsoft founder Bill Gates ($53bn) into second place, with US investor Warren Buffett ($43bn) third. In 2009 332 names left the list after a tough year, but the total number of billionaires on this year's list rose from 793 to 1,011, Forbes said. [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8560731.stm[/url] [/release]
Gate's will be back on top, we Americans have a way of pulling money out of our asses.
I'm going to marry and rich and handsome man when I grow up
Gates gave away a lot of money to charity though, or does that not affect the list?
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[QUOTE=THEMikeDurham;20688410]I'm going to marry and rich and handsome man when I grow up[/QUOTE] Holy shit, me too!
i guess you could say.... bill gates has a [i]slim[/i] chance of becoming the richest man in the world. xD
[QUOTE=dogmachines;20688406]Gate's will be back on top, we Americans have a way of pulling money out of our asses.[/QUOTE] Gates retired. Unless he somehow regains his job and all his stock back, he will never be the world's richest man ever again.
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Took a while even though Gates has been retired for a while and donating billions to charity.
[QUOTE=Nitrowing;20688581]Gates retired. Unless he somehow regains his job and all his stock back, he will never be the world's richest man ever again.[/QUOTE] I doubt he really cares about the title anyway.
Being the richest man in the world isn't exactly honorable. It means you're greedy and are hoarding more resources (that families could use to survive) than anyone else on the planet. It actually sounds like an insulting title
[QUOTE=GyroburnerV2;20688424]Gates gave away a lot of money to charity though, or does that not affect the list?[/QUOTE] Yeah, he donated $10 billion to African relief.
I've never even heard of that guy.
It's because he's been donating to charity, if he hadn't he'd be the richest person by a massive margin, such as in the 1990's when he hit 100 billion for a little bit.
Gates doesn't even want all his money anyways. Let's go email him to tell him to buy us some games.
[QUOTE=Metanoia;20688634]Being the richest man in the world isn't exactly honorable. It means you're greedy and are hoarding more resources (that families could use to survive) than anyone else on the planet. It actually sounds like an insulting title[/QUOTE] You know, Gates does have a reputation of giving money away to charities and stuff. [editline]02:08PM[/editline] Of course, no one gives a shit because most people have the mindset that anyone rich must be a greedy asshole because they have more money.
Gates is retired and spending money on nuclear reactor research, schools, African relief funds to name a few. He doesn't give a shit.
[QUOTE=Metanoia;20688634]Being the richest man in the world isn't exactly honorable. It means you're greedy and are hoarding more resources (that families could use to survive) than anyone else on the planet. It actually sounds like an insulting title[/QUOTE] Hahaha, you called Bill fucking Gates greedy and claimed that he hordes money. You're funny.
[QUOTE=trent_roolz;20688996]Hahaha, you called Bill fucking Gates greedy and claimed that he hordes money. You're funny.[/QUOTE] Well he was, until he retired and had tens of billions of dollars to dick around with. I mean, it's not the first time an asshole rich guy has "turned a new leaf" the moment he stopped trying to make more money.
This guy might give a lot to charity too, you never know.
I've heard that the Ikea guy is the most greedy fucker ever. Most of the top 100 guys are greedy though. Bill Gates isn't.
[QUOTE=hl2poo;20688691]Gates doesn't even want all his money anyways. Let's go email him to tell him to buy us some games.[/QUOTE] I always think if I was that rich I'd totally do stuff like that. Like, just pop into some random forum and say "Okay guys I have a couple billion dollars to spare what do you want for Christmas" and buy people houses and stuff.
[QUOTE=smurfy;20689120]I always think if I was that rich I'd totally do stuff like that. Like, just pop into some random forum and say "Okay guys I have a couple billion dollars to spare what do you want for Christmas" and buy people houses and stuff.[/QUOTE] Think of all the games you could MAKE with that moolah. Think, a Spore that doesn't suck ass. Come on Richard Branson! Pleeeeeease?
[QUOTE=Mr. Mcguffin;20689180]Think of all the games you could MAKE with that moolah. Think, a Spore that doesn't suck ass. Come on Richard Branson! Pleeeeeease?[/QUOTE] "Hey what the fuck? This game keeps crashing. Ah well I'll buy the company and release a fix."
i heard about this like 2 years ago [editline]05:30PM[/editline] perhaps my sources were wrong
No wonder why mexico is so poor.
[QUOTE=Mr. Mcguffin;20689068]Well he was, until he retired and had tens of billions of dollars to dick around with. I mean, it's not the first time an asshole rich guy has "turned a new leaf" the moment he stopped trying to make more money.[/QUOTE] Gates has always believed in donating and helping others. Before he was retired he was still donating.
Isn't this the second time this happened? I remember seeing this exact thread like a year ago.
This just in, Carlos Slim connected with drug lords across Mexico.
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