I do not understand this man at all, why do such a hateful thing to your investers?

How was giving away HIS SHARE hateful to anyone?  He spent his lifetime amassing it, it was his to do with as he wished.  He could have squandered it during his lifetime on fancy houses, yachts and thousand dollar shower curtains and no one would bat an eye.  Now, he's chosen to give away to colleges and universities and medical research facilities what HE EARNED because he never had a desire for a fancy lifestyle and you think he's done a hateful thing???  Give me a break!!!

Well said Dee B.

Blessings

Dr. Trudy

Wish I knew how to get ahold of him. A disabled vet facing foreclosure would probably be something he would be interested in.

I agree...why such a bitter and divided mind? Mr. Feeney may have had a change of heart. one does not know what exatly may have prompted such action(s), nevertheless he is making a difference in various lives of need.

I'm not so sure that we are in a position to analize and judge a genuinely helping heart? How he made his money in the past may well have influenced his decision(s)of the present.

Blessings

Dr. Trudy

"We can be so bitter toward those who crawl out of the crab basket."

What an excellent way of stating it!!!  Mr. Feeney found the secret of true wealth.  It sounds like he discovered it early in life.

While I found some of this article useful and insightful, I also found much of it to be a bunch of malarkey!

I agree completely with the beginning premise about the deterioration of our countries morals and our fascination with crudity and decadence I disagree with his presumtion that it is the fault of "the welfare state". While there certainly are those who abuse the welfare system, as in any system; in no way does this invalidate the system itself. Their are also corporate crooks too who steal billions through illegal and immoral business practices, does this invalidate the capitilist system? No, not in itself. The writer states that in a free market system, "a foul mouthed boor would be fired" yet anyone who has ever worked knows this to be not true!

The idea that if one participates in the system then they will be rewarded is a great idea, but many peeple participate everyday but never get ahead, also many people choose to live outside the system and thrive doing so. Many of those people in the system will never get ahead becasue the system is geared to reward those on top and noone else. When CEOs make BILLIONS a year by allowing their companies to build shoddy products, by using substandard materials, by polluting our world, by paying their companies employees substandard wages, etc; then the system is broken and no amount of polemic posturing will ever convince me otherwise.

I would like to say that while everyone is free to express himself or herself with more sophisticated language regardless of the side or point of view, it would be in the interest of all of us if you would learn to spell and use your words correctly.  It's not CUDO'S.  It's KUDOS.  It's not YOUR but, it's correct to write YOU'RE, since it's a contraction of you are.  People are more inclined to pay more serious attention to your responses if you sound educated enough to be making the point in the first place.  Check out the rudimentary spelling and grammar guides.  Thank you.  

I feel compelled to write this.  You sound like you are well read in the Bible.  But it does seem that you skipped a very important part.  That part where Jesus said something to the effect of "As you do to even the lowliest of those among you, so you do unto me."  Anytime you use a Christian argument especially considering "what's right," you should be an example of what's right.  Would you have worded your response that way to Jesus?  Well, according to scripture, you just did!  

I also assume you missed the part about "turning the other cheek" regarding the war.  Not that I necessarily agree that we should do nothing in response to 9/11, but if you criticize someone for disobeying Jesus' teachings (killing babies, "liberal"/"democrat" perspectives) you should not commit the same act of disobedience, especially in the same paragraph.

And maybe you misread the part about not judging others... you know?  The part about not pointing out the splinter in his eye when you have a plank in your own;  the story of which your response has been a great example?

Food for thought.