@@RealmOfUnknown oh no! How could you possibly find out my secret? That I don't like people receiving free handouts from people who actually work for their money.
Lifelong Celtics fan who boycotts the team & the NBA. Doing business with the Chinese government is unacceptable. When Enes Kanter Freedom expressed his objections, the Celtics got rid of him. A billionaire giving away blood money, no thanks.
Did you even watch the video? He gave each graduate $500 to keep for oneself and another $500 to give to others (usually charities) and I’m sure that some graduates will give them to homeless shelter. • And why are you so sure that he didn’t also give money to charities? I don’t see Elon Musk donating money to graduates. One person being generous to another person is still more worthwhile than politicians saying a lot but doing so little. • The graduates also poured much sweats and tears to get their degrees. You’re acting as if they’re so well-off. Some might already be in debt. And it is naive to think that a rich person’s salary can solve the homeless problem. We need more that (e.g. resources, shelter, rehab programs, subsidized home ownership, etc.). Ask yourself what you can do for others, not what others can do for you.
The man according to internet is worth 5.4 billion dollars. He gives 1k to 1200 students is 120,000. 120,000 of 5.4 billion is 0.0022% of his money, dare we say, "drop in the bucket". Now typical wage earner that is paying for college is we will say 80k (generous, IMHO), to obtain a 1k is like 1.25% of their yearly income. If those folks were to give the same percentage gift out from what they make a year as a student to be like the giving billionaire of 0.0022% of his income. It would be 1.76. I say the students only have to give out 1.76 and not 500 of the thousand he gave to them. They should not have to be any more generous than he was. I find it funny for a billionaire who owns companies that fight against the minium wage to speak of giving to be very hypocritical.
Well I can see you have been ripped of by your education. $1k x 1200 students is $1.2 million goofball. I suggest you request a refund for your education.
I'm really disappointed in people after reading the comments. It's like the sour grapes effect. Why wouldn't you be happy for a bunch of grads that are highly trained and probably haven't had a decent meal since going to college. And the idea of half going to someone who needs it more, I think it's great to have compassion for others. I'm not sure if most of these comments are from people in dead end jobs and are resentful of their own failure or if it's people hating on the youth for fear of them being better people.
And I'm disappointed that you don't see this as the PR stunt and insult that it is. $1000 per student? That's a rounding error to him. A completely insignificant amount to him. So insignificant that it's insignificant to those who are receiving it.
'Probaly haven't had a decent meal since going to college' The largest section of the UMass Dartmouth campus (and the most students) is the UMass School of Law. Almost every one of these students will go on to become a lawyer.
@DistrustHumanz many will and should be successful but when I graduates waiting for boards I ate a bunch of Ramen to try to pay all the other debts I incurred.
😂 now this is trickle down economics you got a billionaire who gives 400 people $1,000 he couldn't give them $10,000 which would really I made a difference
