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Elon Musk says he will sell Tesla shares to help world hunger – if the UN can prove where the money is going
CBS News ^
| November 1, 2021
| BY CAITLIN O'KANE
Posted on 11/01/2021 9:19:13 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Last week, the director of the United Nation's World Food Programme said if the world's top billionaires just donated a fraction of their worth, millions of people who are at risk of starving to death can be saved. Elon Musk, the second wealthiest person in the world, said he'd give up some of his wealth – only if he knows exactly where the money is going.
Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX who has an estimated net worth of $151 billion, according to Forbes, replied to a tweet questioning the group's figures. "If WFP can describe on this Twitter thread exactly how $6B will solve world hunger, I will sell Tesla stock right now and do it," Musk wrote. "But it must be open source accounting, so the public sees precisely how the money is spent."
David Beasley, director of the World Food Programme, said on CNN last week that a "one-time" donation from the top 400 billionaires, whose net worths are ever growing, in the U.S. could help save the lives of 42 million people this year.
Beasley said the organization has systems in place for transparency and open source accounting. "Your team can review and work with us to be totally confident of such," he replied.
To which Musk replied: "Please publish your current & proposed spending in detail so people can see exactly where money goes. Sunlight is a wonderful thing."
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
But it must be open source accounting, so the public sees precisely how the money is spent.
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never happen.
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:37:50 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: JoSixChip
Elon set him up.
There is no way the UN opens their books to independent auditors like Musk.
The main reason Beasely made that statement was to hoover in hundreds of billions from top billionaires so these snakes can stealing.
To: freedumb2003
Elon Musk is from South Africa, so you can imagine he knows quite a bit about corruption. After all, he left there because it would have been impossible for him to do there what he does here.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
it’s his money to do whatever he wants with....
but if he’s inclined to donate....why not here in the US?
this is a wild-a$$ guess on my part, but what would it cost to finance every Food Bank/Cupboard in the US for a year?
... less than half a billion???
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:39:41 AM PDT
by
wny
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To: PeterPrinciple
A guy like Musk should just start his own charitable foundation.
Maybe he already has one.
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:40:40 AM PDT
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Let's assume for the moment that a lot of the money doesn't line the pockets of UN bureaucrats. Even when the money is turned into actual supplies and food, once it hits the ground, it is gathered, taken and rounded up by those with guns...warlords and such...who terrorize the people for whom the food is intended.
It happens again and again. A very old story.
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:41:09 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(If Liberals had a conscience, they wouldn't be Liberals.)
To: wny
this is a wild-a$$ guess on my part, but what would it cost to finance every Food Bank/Cupboard in the US for a year?
... less than half a billion???
But is the hunger problem ever solved? Next year they will want YOUR money to solve the problem.
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:41:53 AM PDT
by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: woodbutcher1963
A guy like Musk should just start his own charitable foundation.
Maybe he already has one.
The people complaining don’t want to fix the problem, they just want the money.................................
NEVER FORGET THAT.
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:43:26 AM PDT
by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: Veto!
Inspector Dreyfus had the right idea in one of those Pink Panther movies.
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:44:06 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:47:53 AM PDT
by
The Louiswu
(Peace to you and may God Bless you all)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Now the leftists still upset about non-union labor, factory floor racism allegations, and "take the red pill" don't know what the hell to do, other than, shut their mouths. Which they won't do. No extra charge (heh) for the SJW freak show. Thanks Oldeconomybuyer. BTW, the Maalox roller coaster (TSLA stock) is above 1176 right now, a near-400 a share increase in four weeks.
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:48:26 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: 556x45
Don’t forget the international bankers who are very skilled and indispensable at giving haircuts while moving money around.
To: PeterPrinciple
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:48:59 AM PDT
by
wny
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To: proust
For someone that has $151 Billion, and moved some of his operations from CA to TX, he’s not very bright, eh?
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:55:41 AM PDT
by
sauropod
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Even when the money is turned into actual supplies and food, once it hits the ground, it is gathered, taken and rounded up by those with guns...warlords and such...who terrorize the people for whom the food is intended.
It happens again and again. A very old story.
And people wonder why Africa never changes
To: sauropod
He’s bright about paying himself first. No mention of the carbon footprint of ONE of his rockets.
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posted on
11/01/2021 9:59:23 AM PDT
by
proust
(All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
To: PeterPrinciple
Hey, it takes a lot of money to keep a residence on the upper east side of Manhattan and in some other capital city.
Park Ave townhouses are very expensive.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
if the UN can prove where the money is going
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posted on
11/01/2021 10:04:51 AM PDT
by
ArcadeQuarters
(Remember the 2020 backstabbers. No more RINOs ever!)
To: 556x45
What fraction of the money even leaves lower Manhattan. What fraction does not go to Lichtenstein, Switzerland, the Channel Islands or the Cayman Islands?
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