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Agreed. Bloomberg rejoined the democratic party this year. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/10/michael-bloomberg-democrat-party-2020-presidential-

Agreed. Bloomberg rejoined the democratic party this year. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/10/michael-bloomberg-democrat-party-2020-presidential-run https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/10/michael-bloo... He also expressed his interest in running for president in 2020. This is obviously a PR move to win favor amongst the college age people and to gauge his prospects. I'm sure his team is going to poll people, especially students to see how this PR stunt goes and if the numbers look good, he'll declare in a couple of months. It's no secret that the extremely wealthy tend to have sociopathic tendencies. They don't do anything for charity or out of the goodness of their heart. They always have ulterior and selfish reasons.

artursapek 8y ago
There are plenty of people who donate money like this anonymously. Perhaps not quite this amount, but for example my kid's Waldorf school recently got a large anonymous donation of several millions of dollars from "a member of the community." Bloomberg is definitely looking to get something back here, though. Why else would he brag about this in the NYT?
- manoah 8y ago
  It's hard to donate $1.8billion anonymously, especially to your alma mater (I imagine there are only so many Hopkins alumni capable of that kind of donation and they're all on speed dial on the school's chief fundraiser's phone)
- jogjayr 8y ago
  > Why else would he brag about this in the NYT? To inspire/shame others into doing the same? Imagine if you had to "keep up with the Joneses" in charitable giving rather than size of house or car or boat.
matt4077 8y ago
> This is obviously a PR move to win favor amongst the college age people and to gauge his prospects. Yes... $1.8 billion is exactly what everyone pays to "gauge their prospects". It's not like it's like 3x times as much as Obama's entire 2012 campaign. > It's no secret that the extremely wealthy tend to have sociopathic tendencies. It's not a secret only in the way that it's not a secret that Elvis is alive. > They don't do anything for charity or out of the goodness of their heart. They always have ulterior and selfish reasons. Are we still talking about just "the wealthy" or is there any other specific group you had in mind writing this?
srujnckn 8y ago
Bloomberg has donated almost all profits from his company for the past few decades. Sure everythings technically a 'pr move' but this isnt some new evil plan or anything.

artursapek 8y ago

There are plenty of people who donate money like this anonymously. Perhaps not quite this amount, but for example my kid's Waldorf school recently got a large anonymous donation of several millions of dollars from "a member of the community." Bloomberg is definitely looking to get something back here, though. Why else would he brag about this in the NYT?

manoah 8y ago
It's hard to donate $1.8billion anonymously, especially to your alma mater (I imagine there are only so many Hopkins alumni capable of that kind of donation and they're all on speed dial on the school's chief fundraiser's phone)
jogjayr 8y ago
> Why else would he brag about this in the NYT? To inspire/shame others into doing the same? Imagine if you had to "keep up with the Joneses" in charitable giving rather than size of house or car or boat.

matt4077 8y ago

> This is obviously a PR move to win favor amongst the college age people and to gauge his prospects. Yes... $1.8 billion is exactly what everyone pays to "gauge their prospects". It's not like it's like 3x times as much as Obama's entire 2012 campaign. > It's no secret that the extremely wealthy tend to have sociopathic tendencies. It's not a secret only in the way that it's not a secret that Elvis is alive. > They don't do anything for charity or out of the goodness of their heart. They always have ulterior and selfish reasons. Are we still talking about just "the wealthy" or is there any other specific group you had in mind writing this?

srujnckn 8y ago

Bloomberg has donated almost all profits from his company for the past few decades. Sure everythings technically a 'pr move' but this isnt some new evil plan or anything.