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On a crisp morning in late March, an elite group of 100 young philanthropists and heirs to billionaire family fortunes filed into a cozy auditorium at the White House.
Their name tags read like a catalog of the countrys wealthiest and most influential clans: Rockefeller, Pritzker, Marriott. They were there for a discreet, invitation-only summit hosted by the Obama administration to find common ground between the public sector and the so-called next-generation philanthropists, many of whom stand to inherit billions in private wealth.
Moon shots! one administration official said, kicking off the day on an inspirational note to embrace the White House as a partner and catalyst for putting their personal idealism into practice.
The well-heeled group seemed receptive. I think its fantastic, said Patrick Gage, a 19-year-old heir to the multibillion-dollar Carlson hotel and hospitality fortune. Ive never seen anything like this before. Mr. Gage, physically boyish with naturally swooping Bieber bangs, wore a conservative pinstripe suit and a white oxford shirt. His familys Carlson company, which owns Radisson hotels, Country Inns and Suites, T.G.I. Fridays and other brands, is an industry leader in enforcing measures to combat trafficking and involuntary prostitution.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/fashion/white-house-hosts-next-generation-young-and-rich.html?_r=1
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)Surely, they are the ones who deserve to be at events like this, not us lumpenproletariat.
Huzzah!
phantom power
(25,966 posts)The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)When you have money you have much more of what the people in power really want.
You think they are going to bring in a bus of homeless people to discuss the problems of being homeless? No, they would rather bring in people who have several homes.
If you can't be used for media purposes than you best have some cash on hand.
enough
(13,256 posts)OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)These people are not smart or special just because they inherited money. Why ask them about the future of the country? Why not people who worked to get where they are?
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)Just showing the future masters of this country around the halls of power.
Probably having a good laugh.