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| william of bow | Thursday, 18. September 2008, 07:43 |
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Rose, you have put your thumb on the nub of this whole sorry, sad tale. To be as rich as Croesus (sp?). What for? You really can't take it with you when you die. So what is the point? Except that many of the super-rich seem to believe that they are never going to die. There are some honourable exceptions - some American, a few Brits -who want to use their wealth to benefit others but on the whole, in the world of the super rich the money is only for the benefit of themselves. Many indeed don't even want to pay tax on it and make the most extraordinary complicated arrangements to evade paying any tax. Damien Hurst makes £70 million over two days; to add to his reputed £150 million plus wealth. You just cannot spend that amount of money; the interest alone gives him a more than comfortable living. Mr Hurst claims that he likes to support up and coming young artists. So far he has done this by buying the odd piece of work from an individual. How good of him. He has the wealth to endow a scheme or a centre where many young artists could be nurtured. Come on Damien, do it now and demonstrate that your Catholic Christian upbringing was not entirely wasted. |
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