05-31-2014, 03:23 PM
Lemon Drop wrote:
[quote=RgrF]
So instead of putting their vast resources to work in innovation or philanthropy (ala Gates) two former Microsoft top executives now or will soon own the LA Clippers, Portland Trailblazers and Seattle Seahawks.
What an inspiration they are.
Yes, they are an inspiration. The nonprofit I work for just got a check for $200K from the Paul Allen Family Foundation and the Seahawks have been very generous to us as well.
maybe it's because you're not from Seattle that you're completely unaware of how generous Ballmer and Allen are, and the phenomenal impact they have.
The Gates' are heavily involved in for profit enterprises as well, just FYI....
$200K? Not hard to do when the taxpayers footed $390 million for billionaire Paul Allen's sports stadium.