# Denzel Washington did What for the Troops ?!?!?!?

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**Post date:** [March 8, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/denzel-washington-did-what-for-the-troops/262947/14 "2012-03-08T21:06:15Z")

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I was reading in Fortune that both Gates and Buffet have pledged to give 99% of their wealth to charities when they die. Buffet said in the article that his entire family could easily continue their way of life on only 1% of his wealth.

> [@risk + simcity with a pinch of civilization for good measure](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/risk-simcity-with-a-pinch-of-civilization-for-good-measure/46848/1260):
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> After a quick look at that Wiki, Anyone on here feel like they are directly helped or affected by that foundation? Pretty sure im still up to my eyeballs in medical debt, I did get a grant for school taking $5000 off the bill. What denzel did was a direct felt act of kindness. Something people can actually see in effect and happen.

Although you may not have it good, there are a lot more people that have it worse that may be getting the help they need from those charities. You have enough money to spend on tattoos, car stuff etc. The people the foundation is helping don’t have shit.

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