Soros Transfers $18 Billion to His Foundation

Wall Street Journal via Real Clear Investigations ^ | 17 Oct, 2017 | Anupreeta Das & Juliet Chung

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Soros Transfers $18 Billion to His Foundation Anupreeta Das & Juliet Chung, Wall Street Journal October 17, 2017 Soros Transfers $18 Billion to His Foundation Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo, File, via AP George Soros moved the bulk of his fortune into his Open Society Foundations, which moved it to the top ranks of philanthropic organizations. Open Society now ranks just below the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in terms of assets. Soros aims to support “open societies” with his giving through projects that support criminal justice reform and liberalized immigration policies.

From the Wall Street Journal:

Open Society's activism has sometimes angered nationalist governments, such as the current one in Hungary, which targeted a university Mr. Soros founded and which has run poster campaigns singling him out for his support of refugees. Mr. Soros has urged developed countries in Europe and elsewhere to share the burden of increased migration from conflict-ridden countries. Anti-Soros politicians in Macedonia, Poland and some other European countries have attacked foreign-funded groups, including Open Society, for what they see as outside interference in their affairs. ...

Mr. Soros funded Latino get-out-the-vote efforts last year and donated to largely Democratic district-attorney candidates around the country. A Hillary Clinton supporter, he was an outspoken critic of Mr. Trump, whose campaign cited Mr. Soros in a closing ad as part of a “global power structure” the ad said disadvantaged the working class. After the election,

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18 Billion with a B. Most of his wealth, the article says.

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Just search “Soros, beach “. There are a couple of sites I don’t want to give hits to.

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Looks like Bezos.

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Trump needs to scoop in and take it.