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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday March 11 2010, @10:20AM
from the well-that's-so-sad dept.

alphadogg writes "Riding surging prices of his various telecom holdings, including giant mobile outfit America Movil, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of the World's Billionaires." I'd still let the guy buy me dinner if he's ever in my town. He's probably still good for it even though he's fallen on hard times.

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Bill, look for the 500 million! (Score:4, Funny)

by spammeister (586331) writes: <`fantasmoofrcc' `at' `hotmail.com'> on Thursday March 11 2010, @10:23AM (#31437092)

I'm sure he has 500 million in loose change lost in his couches.

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Re:Wonderful news (Score:1, Funny)

by benjamindees (441808) writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @10:27AM (#31437116) Homepage

I am also glad that taxpayer-funded stimulus is helping all Americans instead of just the wealthy political elite.

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Donation Form (Score:5, Funny)

by spruce (454842) writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @10:32AM (#31437176) Journal

Hearing this news saddened me at first, then it angered me into action. I've setup an online donation fund here [sprucesaccount.com]. With a small $50 weekly donation from 30 or 40 million of you, Bill can continue to live the kind of life he's used to. Won't somebody think of Bill Gate's children!

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Re:Wonderful news (Score:5, Funny)

by fuzzyfuzzyfungus (1223518) writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @10:34AM (#31437188) Journal

Don't worry, Saint Reagan gives you his word that it will all trickle down eventually, if only your faith is pure and your marginal tax rate low...

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Re:Bill, look for the 500 million! (Score:3, Funny)

by ozmanjusri (601766) writes: <aussie_bob@hotmai[ ]om ['l.c' in gap]> on Thursday March 11 2010, @10:47AM (#31437270) Journal

Unless he's reselling the cocaine for profit, it's a liability.
At least it'd be a familiar business model for him.

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Re:Wonderful news (Score:5, Funny)

by WrongSizeGlass (838941) writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @10:47AM (#31437276)

When I read the headline I thought that maybe, just maybe, I'd moved up one position on the list. But alas, I'm still ranked at number 2,371,409,586. Maybe next year.

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Re:Wonderful news (Score:5, Funny)

by bberens (965711) writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @11:08AM (#31437566)

Yes, but in all fairness... we have Detroit.

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Re:Wonderful news (Score:4, Funny)

by PPalmgren (1009823) writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @11:16AM (#31437710)

Buffet often laments that his company has so much money that it's difficult to maintain good returns through investments.
If you see him, please let him know that I can fix that problem for him.

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Re:Wonderful news (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @11:22AM (#31437820)

According to this [globalrichlist.com] you are making less than 1000$ p.a. then. You should ask for a raise.

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Re:Wonderful news (Score:4, Funny)

by bberens (965711) writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @11:22AM (#31437836)

Whoosh!

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Re:Man.. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @11:29AM (#31437980)

Were you additionally sexually harassed by a man in a large panda suit?

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Re:Wonderful news (Score:4, Funny)

by spammeister (586331) writes: <`fantasmoofrcc' `at' `hotmail.com'> on Thursday March 11 2010, @11:37AM (#31438186)

Well at least Detroit has south Detroit.

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Re:Wonderful news (Score:5, Funny)

by QuantumRiff (120817) writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @11:41AM (#31438260)

Thats not a fair comparison, in many of the poor areas that were mentioned above (afganastan, mongolia, etc) you are much less likely to get shot.

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Re:Wonderful news (Score:2, Funny)

by jqpublic13 (935916) writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @01:28PM (#31440304)

You mean Windsor, Ontario?

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Outsourcing (Score:3, Funny)

by genner (694963) writes: on Thursday March 11 2010, @02:04PM (#31440866)

Wow we're even outsourcing our rich people now.
No wonder our economy sucks.

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