RT @haymarketbooks@twitter.com

Somehow all these “billionaire philanthropists” keep getting richer... someone who knows economy please explain

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@lashman sure, is worth $61B. Assuming he sees a 4% annual return on his nest egg (average stock market gains) he can live on $2B/yr perpetually without ever doing a day of work again. It's the basic rule of retirement: save 25x the annual income you want to retire on.

Note that has pledged to spend $2B on the 2020 campaign. This is so important to him he's willing to slightly tighten his belt for a year. 🙄

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