Posted on 10/27/2011 7:03:29 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
His name is Nicolas Berggruen, and he is the subject of a new profile in Bloomberg Markets magazine.
Berggruen's art-dealer dad gave him a $250,000 trust fund and he's multiplied that by 10,000—a $2.5 billion fortune. He hasn't had a home address since 2000; now he "constantly roams the world on his Gulfstream IV jet, living out of five-star hotels," reports the magazine.
Berggruen might not share Soros' poor-to-rich background, but he shares Soros' passion for politics and even some of his specific policy proposals, such as a more integrated Europe.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Meet George Soros Lite: A Super-Networked Billionaire Who Lives In Hotels And Is Trying To Save Europe
The Institute’s Council for the Future of Europe has an impressive roster that includes former German and Spanish heads of state, as well as Nouriel Roubini, Joseph Stiglitz, and Mohamed El-Erian.”
Wow, awesome idea. Let’s get all these dumb a&^$** together and let them finish the job they couldn’t do when they were mere heads of state....
¨I got mine!¨
“In 2010, Berggruen created a group called the Think Long Committee for California with the purpose of promoting “innovation and entrepeneurship” in California. He donated $20 million to the group. Committee members include George Schultz, Condoleezza Rice, Willie Brown, Gray Davis, Eric Schmidt, and Eli Broad.[4][5][2]”
You want to save Europe?
Dump the euro, dump the EU and end socialism.
I admire the fact he made $2.5 billion.
He likely roams the world in his jet because a permanent address or spending too long in one place would mean establishing an expensive tax-home according to the IRS or Internal Revenue Services of Western Europe.
He hasn’t had a home address since 2000; now he “constantly roams the world on his Gulfstream IV jet, living out of five-star hotels,”
Sounds a lot like Obama, He never stays home either.
You don’t need a billion dollars to live like a King if you can fool enough ignorant voters into electing you President.
certainly explains why they are all twisting themselves into increasingly convoluted pretzel shapes in an attempt to save the Euro
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