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We written piece reminding people that pledging money and donating it are two differents things.

Unsurprisingly all is about control and taking. The billionaire don't want to donate they want to invest, they want to own the cathedral.

As usual, the rich don't really care.

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The few really rich people I have known think about making and keeping money all the time, to a far greater extent than ordinary people. (This may not be a representative sample of all super-rich people of course). I worked with one who promised a generous share of the company, and then when I fell from favour spent all his efforts on taking it back. And succeeded - the painful lesson I learned from that at age 24 was always read every line of the contract you're signing.

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