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Wow don’t care what people say, some gesture
Fair fecks to him.
Yea but it’s a little misleading. He’s giving away US$45billion which is only about €42billion
Ah well in that case….
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Really. Ah give it back so..
That’s fantastic a great man indeed I saw some guy Indian/American give 99% of his wealth the tune a couple of billion to research that will change the planet and help the poor e.g an exercise bike that can power your home for a day with 40 minutes cycling Does any one know how much M Zuckerberg is worth now including all his assets nice guy I certainly would keep 2 billion one for living and one spare just in case
Time man of the year IMO.
People will be cynical, but it’s a fantastic gesture. Fair play to the pair of them. Nice to see something being given back by people who can make a real difference
Just as a cynical angle, it’s a win win for the zukerbergs. They get to choose how they distribute their wealth as shares are sold off over decades as they get a tax relief/exemption on the money. Mini lady zukerberg as CEO of the foundation gets to do whatever she wants with the inheritance, be it pick up rubbish on the beaches of Thailand or save the monkeys in south america while on a substantial wage. I can’t really find fault as at least the money is going to good use and not sitting on deposit somewhere or lost in government budgets in military operations.
Correction, I’ve since discovered that Facebook has never paid out dividend on its shares. So definitely cynical now. So rather than sell the shares and pay tax he gifts them to a charity that he runs and low and behold as CEO of Facebook decides to pay dividend on shares. Hymmmm, I could do with a new headquarters for my charity in Monaco and perhaps an island or two for my monkey sanctuary.
Agree. What is the issue here isnt really how he gives it away, it is how he gets it in the first place. What a world. A better world would be one where individuals dont amass that kind of wealth
Why? The guy started a company and service that over a billion people and a countless number of businesses use to network. It can be annoying at times but it’s still one of the most popular websites in the world?
He shouldn’t be paid for creating and running this service? If a restaurant opens and the owner is successful and establishes a franchise should they not be paid for that? Being rich based on your own achievements is not something that should be criticised. He’s an entrepreneur who is insanely successful and deserves everything he’s worked hard for.
What a Gent!!!!
Now Bono stick that in your pipe and smoke it
why do all you lot stick it at Bono? I get it if you dont like U2s music, but I dont get the whole hate Bono thing on here. You do know he has given millions to charities, set up charities, schools, hiv clinics for babies etc I could go on..and just because he doesnt shout about it you are one of many that will call him a pox. He and the rest of U2 pay the same taxes as us here in Ireland, they are Ireland domiciles..not like some others. Also, why arent you calling zuckerbug up …he’s made a mint from a large majority of yous..keeps making that mint..gives a token donation away in his daughters name and its all cutsie..by the time his daughter is 18, she’ll be more than minted
Jenni, a token donation? 45 billion is a token? How much would it take to impress you?
Just on that Jenni – re taxes -
Domiciles do not pay the same taxes as irish residents. So it isn’t correct to say they pay the same taxes here.
Irish resident and domiciled individuals pay tax on their worldwide income.
Domiciles only pay tax on Irish source income. They may, in some cases also be liable for the domicile levy but there is a big difference between worldwide income and Irish source income.
maybe token was the wrong word..but he’ll continue to make billions in another venture, and really the way they throw around zeros nowadays..billions will probably be trillions in 20 years time
Barry, maybe you are right, but by all accounts they keep their salaries in Ireland, so they pay the same tax as us.
anyway..my point was about Zuckerberg…none of yous are calling him up..just saying
How dare he make money from one of the greatest ideas in history .
ah sure Niall, whats 45b between friends now..sure thats a half a weekend away…next weekend will do..he he
dave..one of the greatest ideas in history? really? Man made madness if you ask me, you didnt, and it’s my opinion. But to me its dumbed down humanity, theres no respect for people with ideas anymore…its all about ‘ hiya..be my friend’ and ‘ follow me, i’m cool’. I know thats simplistic..but it is what it is.
“Domiciles only pay tax on Irish source income.”
Why should they pay taxes on money not earned in Ireland?
“How dare he make money from one of the greatest ideas in history .”
Doesn’t say much about humanity if Facebook is one of it’s “greatest ideas in history”.
Well said !!!!
Maybe not one of the greatest ideas in history, but one of the most successful, going by the number of jobs he has directly or indirectly created. .
He does not have to give away one cent of the money that he has made. It is his to do with it as he pleases. If you want to complain about it that is your choice.
Howya, I’ll have a can of lilt, 2 chomps and 45 trillion penny sweets. Thanks.
4.5 trillion thanks.
Incredible. I hope it all goes good causes.
And my bank details are………..
Ive no time for that Facebook but if he does that hats off to him, he obviously realises all that money there’s no way you could go through all of that in a life time so he’s going to help out the misfortune.
I think its a super thing to do & he & his family will still have a luxurious life style (which they are entitled to) a lot more should do the same Oprah for 1 e.g. there is something wrong with hoarding billions. It is in fact an obsession, otherwise knowen as O.C.D.
The begrudgers are out in force tonight – the guy gives away $45 billion and still gets slagged for it!
He’s also getting slagged for daring to want to control how his donation is spent. Apparently people would prefer he just signed it all away not cared whether it did any good!
Is it more efficient to allow companies like facebook pay little or no tax thus starving public services/education/health of much needed funding so they can at some point in the future give the money back to society to tackle the same problems that could have been addressed with the tax they could have paid?
Stop it, he’s giving away his shares. The profits of the company are entirely separate.
the fact is the company pays little or no corporate tax in most places it operates. That has some bearing on the profitability of the company which has some bearing on his personal wealth.
I’m not judging the morality of it but I am asking if it is better to allow wealth creation to be facilitated through tax avoidance and then use the wealth created to address some of the problems caused by a lack of public funds.
How do you know how much tax the company pays in every country it operates? Have you seen all the tax returns? Or is it just something somebody told you?
The fact that he has 42bln makes me feel capitalism has failed. #inequality. We shouldnt rely on charity.
Red thumb: progressive taxation?
Funny enough. …didn’t want to be negative but wasn’t the tech age supposed to free the slaves toiling away. …..nice gesture tho. ..fair play to them
USA the most unequal society in the world. Countries which seek to lessen inequality are more highly educated, more succesful, and happier. Think Norway or Sweden or Denmark.
Scandinavia, crumbling under their open door policies and newly created ghettos?
If you think the USA is the most unequal society in the world you should travel a bit…
Were fairly handy at inequality here ourselves. …
Dibs
Fair play
Very generous of him & this money could be useful to write off our own debt!
I have a woman full of children, and a donkey to look after, if he would give a little it would help a lot.
He will keep his money like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have done.
Get Facebook to start paying tax right now would be start
Facebook does pay tax. In Ireland, Facebook pays tax in accordance with the same rules and regulations as every other company.
Key part of that quote, in his lifetime.
fecker probly has the cure for eternal life.
Kudos Mark.
This gesture should definitely rocket you to the top of the philanthropic self congratulatory pyramid.
Staggering really that we have come full circle back to reliance on the need for philanthropic intervention in a world where want and plenty live side-by-side.
All we need now is a Charles Dickens to sketch us a portrait of the inequality of this age of man.
What a snide remark.
He’s literally just given away 45,000,000,000 and you still manage to find time to squeeze a bit of cynicism into your hugely contributory comment.
Go and have a walk for yourself and stop being so angry with life.
Wow look – it’s Tommy being edgy & controversial again. Trolls here all day making edgy comments – how original. No life is an understatement.
Two Tories obviously.
Contribute fair share of corporate tax – less socio-economic inequality.
It’s not rocket science guys.
Tommy I wouldn’t waste your time with people who don’t have the intelligence to understand the valid points you’ve made.
“Contribute fair share of corporate tax”
Or why not both?
‘Why not both?’
Certainly.
Given that he has been able to accumulate a fortune that size through tax avoidance I would argue that he definitely does owe something back.
Last year in Britain Facebook paid just £4,327 in corporation tax.
2014 -zilch.
2013 -zilch.
Guess taxes are only for little people.
He should sell the shares today and do something usefull with the 45 billion..
‘in our lifetime’ ? wtf is that?
What if facebook goes the way of bebo and 99% of nothing is nothing…..
This is why he is making the statement.. so that people feel fondly towards facebook as they will think in some perverse way the companies success means they are helping little children.. horse cacks
at least sell 49% today and donate 20 odd billion to underprivileged kids around the world to prove you mean business…
otherwise stop trying to use this philantropic gesture and staged family shots for more publicity for your company
What a brilliant thing to do, puts them up there with the Gates’s. Examples to all the billionaires in the world.
Fair play to him. But I need help with this one. If he gives away shares, then the charities have to sell them on order to get the cash value right? Does that mean he could lose control of his company?
Maybe his plan is to finally pay out dividend to shareholders. i.e. his family under the guise of a charity. Tax exemption smells starting to rise from this.
I was thinking of doing the same
Good for him
Much respect !
This all assumes Facebook is still around in 10 years of course. His wealth may be considerably less than that in 10 years time. MySpace, Bebo, etc etc
He’s lieing then you think
George Bush snr needs a new hip mark. Any chance of a dig out
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