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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 23, 2022 21:41:18 GMT
WOW!! MacKenzie Scott donates $275 million to Planned ParenthoodAgence France-Presse March 23, 2022 MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $275 million to Planned Parenthood, a leading advocate for abortion rights in the United States. Planned Parenthood said Scott's donation to the group's national office and 21 affiliates was the largest gift from a single donor in the history of the organization, which operates clinics focused on reproductive and sexual health across the country. Planned Parenthood noted that the gift comes as conservative states roll back abortion rights and the US Supreme Court is poised to potentially overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that held that access to abortion is a woman's constitutional right. www.rawstory.com/bezos-ex-mackenzie-scott-donates-275-million-to-planned-parenthood/ |
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Post by Anita on Mar 23, 2022 21:49:04 GMT
That's awesome!
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Post by Lexica on Mar 23, 2022 21:50:17 GMT
Wow! Good for her!
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Post by papersilly on Mar 23, 2022 21:52:34 GMT
i love all the great things she's doing with that massive divorce settlement. it's all life changing. good for her!
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Post by ddly on Mar 23, 2022 21:53:06 GMT
Fantastic! Very generous!
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Post by peabay on Mar 23, 2022 22:02:21 GMT
What a difference that will make in the lives of so many women!
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Post by MichyM on Mar 23, 2022 22:09:24 GMT
That’s great! A couple of days she gave just under a half billion to Habitat as well.
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Post by jayfab on Mar 23, 2022 22:20:54 GMT
Holy Toledo! That is so awesome! The gift will help so many women.
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Post by bc2ca on Mar 23, 2022 22:31:56 GMT
I love her.  |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 23, 2022 22:40:03 GMT
To keep a few clinics open, but more helpful immediately, plane tickets and hotel rooms for waiting times. So very important.
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 23, 2022 22:56:14 GMT
That is incredible, good for her!!!!
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Post by aj2hall on Mar 23, 2022 23:03:39 GMT
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Post by AussieMeg on Mar 23, 2022 23:10:09 GMT
Good on her!!  |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 23, 2022 23:18:21 GMT
Jesus how much did she get in the divorce?  |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Mar 23, 2022 23:38:09 GMT
Jesus how much did she get in the divorce? I just googled 38 billion. Wow but can you imagine being able to donate like she is. |
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Post by MichyM on Mar 24, 2022 0:15:56 GMT
Jesus how much did she get in the divorce?  I just googled 38 billion. Wow but can you imagine being able to donate like she is. Right?!? Her net worth is actually considerably higher due to her stake in Amazon stock. Compared to her husband who is using his wealth to do things like build a half billion dollar "yacht," I'm pretty darned impressed with what she does with hers. |
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Post by maryland on Mar 24, 2022 2:01:24 GMT
That's great! Planned Parenthood helps both women and men although so many believe it's only purpose is abortion. They don't even realize men and women can get health care there as well.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 24, 2022 2:17:40 GMT
I just googled 38 billion. Wow but can you imagine being able to donate like she is. Right?!? Her net worth is actually considerably higher due to her stake in Amazon stock. Compared to her husband who is using his wealth to do things like build a half billion dollar "yacht," I'm pretty darned impressed with what she does with hers. I completely agree. How FUN to be able to donate like that and really make a difference! |
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Post by flanz on Mar 24, 2022 4:18:36 GMT
i love all the great things she's doing with that massive divorce settlement. it's all life changing. good for her! I adore this woman!!! |
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Post by zima on Mar 24, 2022 4:19:58 GMT
$12 Billion to 1,257 Groups: MacKenzie Scott’s Donations So Far "Since first promising in 2019 to give away her entire fortune, the billionaire MacKenzie Scott has handed out over $12 billion to nonprofits, per a tally of her publicly announced gifts since 2020. That enormous sum has vaulted her to the top ranks of philanthropists worldwide. In her latest essay on the website Medium on Wednesday, Ms. Scott described an additional $3.9 billion in gifts to 465 nonprofits in just the last nine months, including funds dedicated to areas she had given to in the past, such as climate and education, as well as newly pressing needs, like Ukraine relief efforts." www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/business/mackenzie-scott-philanthropy.htmlAnd unlike churches, her charity is AFTER she also pays taxes. |
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Post by quinlove on Mar 24, 2022 5:18:07 GMT
What a hero. Finally, someone does the right thing. 🥰
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Post by maryannscraps on Mar 24, 2022 13:58:49 GMT
I just googled 38 billion. Wow but can you imagine being able to donate like she is. Right?!? Her net worth is actually considerably higher due to her stake in Amazon stock. Compared to her husband who is using his wealth to do things like build a half billion dollar "yacht," I'm pretty darned impressed with what she does with hers. I read in the Boston Globe this morning her net worth is $55.7 billion. She can barely keep up with donating it as she earns more and more. |
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Post by zima on Mar 24, 2022 14:29:50 GMT
She can barely keep up with donating it as she earns more and more. That's the thing w/billionaires. Their returns alone in one year on that massive wealth equal more than most people will earn in a LIFETIME. It's disgusting. At least MacKenzie is putting it to use to help. But of course, if she was a whackadoodle-thinker, she could be donating it to anti-choice orgs, anti-LGBTQ orgs etc. That is the problem w/so much money concentrated in the hands of the few. They become powerful enough to thwart democracy. |
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Post by wrongwayfeldman on Mar 24, 2022 17:39:45 GMT
WOW! Such an amazing gift for so many women, including trans women!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 24, 2022 17:53:22 GMT
What a hero. Finally, someone does the right thing. 🥰 And of course that person is a woman.  |
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