Population Control Billionaires
Max Schulz
Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Ted Turner, David Packard, George Soros. In our age of unprecedented world prosperity, these names stand out. They are among the richest and most prominent people in the world.
They acquired their money in different ways. Gates, Turner, and the late David Packard blazed the paths of entre-peneurship, providing society with great things of value and satisfying and creating markets along the way. Buffett is the master investor, the Midwestern skin-flint whose Gospel of Caution is adhered to religiously by legions of admirers. Soros, the legendary currency speculator, has made billions capitalizing on the mistakes of central bankers around the world.
Other than the fact they all have made untold billions of dollars, they have little in common. Their personalities, lifestyles, and outlooks on wealth all differ. There really aren’t any shared traits or characteristics that might give a clue to what makes a billionaire.
Except, strangely, for one thing.
They all share a misguided worry that the earth is suffering an over population crisis. And they put their money where their mouths are; population control is the focus of much of their philanthropy.