Comments on: Frugal Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

By: The crisis in quotes (part two) « From Davos to Seattle

The crisis in quotes (part two) « From Davos to Seattle — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:58:35 +0000

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By: odograph

odograph — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:49:54 +0000

In addition to paying a huge amount in taxes, many if not most of these people do in fact establish foundations and otherwise give vast sums to charity. Stanford's bios generally include "philanthropist" in the first line.

Brings new meaning to OPM doesn't it?

By: odograph

odograph — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:22:29 +0000

Do you actually want to be "brown" Bit?

Do extra damage to the environment, beyond what is necessary for your own prosperity and comfort?

After to you go fishing do you kill a few extra trout just to make your point?

By: Fausta

Fausta — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:33:16 +0000

He owned six frugal private jets: One for every day of the week, and then he stayed home on Sunday.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:27:33 +0000

I think living frugally ought then to be coupled with living charitably - when you're worth 2.2 billion the simple fact is you ought to be giving most of it away.

In addition to paying a huge amount in taxes, many if not most of these people do in fact establish foundations and otherwise give vast sums to charity. Stanford's bios generally include "philanthropist" in the first line. But, aside from his criminality, is it your view that the rich aren't entitled to buy luxury goods or otherwise have more lavish lifestyles than us ordinary schmoes?

By: Bithead

Bithead — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:55:11 +0000

@Michael

That seems to me an attempt to speak for (almost) everyone, really being an attempt to bolster your own position.

@ E.D. Kain :
It's amazing how many working definitions of 'frugal' and 'charity' there are.... most of them originating among people with designs on OPM.

By: E.D. Kain

E.D. Kain — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:50:42 +0000

I think living frugally ought then to be coupled with living charitably - when you're worth 2.2 billion the simple fact is you ought to be giving most of it away. If you have any desire to live frugally and you're still worth that much, then by God just give it away...or invest it in something worthwhile....

By: Russell Newquist

Russell Newquist — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:41:50 +0000

The problem is, Stanford's calling himself "frugal" in billionairish; the nation is listening in middle-class barely-scraping-by-ish.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:41:01 +0000

Because (almost) everybody wants to be green. Nobody wants to be frugal.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:09:38 +0000

The citical sarcastic responses of Klein to Al Gore's supposedly 'green' lifestyle seems rather muted in compariso to his response on Stanford.

Gee.
I wonder why.