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murder Member	Tue Jan 14 07:01:44 Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin was presented with honorary keys to nearly two dozen Miami-Dade cities. http://www...iffin-an-honorary-key-22103568 Billionaires buying themselves honors. Politicians lining up to suck billionaire dick. The next comet can't get here fast enough. -
murder Member	Tue Jan 14 07:08:53 btw if you're wondering what Ken Griffin did to earn all those honors ... he moved the headquarters of his hedge fund (Citadel) to Miami ... to dodge taxes.
Rugian Member	Tue Jan 14 07:17:59 "Billionaire Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has been making his mark on Miami-Dade since moving the headquarters of his financial empire to Miami from Chicago in 2022. He’s given tens of millions of dollars to local hospitals, Miami-Dade public schools and to groups bettering the community through parks and playing fields. Last September, Griffin, 55, who was born in Daytona Beach, launched Griffin Catalyst. The initiative focuses on six philanthropic categories — education, science and medicine, communities, upward mobility, freedom and democracy and enterprise and innovation. His most recent donation was a $2.1 million gift to Cristo Rey Miami High School in North Miami, a private Catholic college-preparatory school that opened two years ago and serves students with limited financial means. His donation will enable the school to grow to a four-year high school and expand its classrooms and labs, in addition to hiring more faculty and staff. Here is a look at some of his other donations in South Florida: ▪ $50 million to go toward research and developing new cancer treatments at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The donation was in March. ▪ $50 million to Baptist Health South Florida to research and develop treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders. The gift, announced in March, was the largest single gift in Baptist’s nearly 65-year history. ▪ $25 million to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to fund a 5-story surgical tower that will be named after him. The donation was in January 2023. ▪ $9 million to Miami-Dade County Public Schools to expand intensive math tutoring in grades sixth to eighth. The donation was in April. ▪ $5 million to Miami’s Underline, a 10-mile linear park of paved cycling and walking trails now under construction beneath Miami’s elevated Metrorail line. The gift was in December 2021. ▪ $5 million to build 50 “mini-pitches” across Miami-Dade County as part of a plan by the U.S. Soccer Foundation to increase opportunities for children in local “underresourced” communities to play soccer. The gift was in March 2023. Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article288802035.html#storylink=cpy
Rugian Member	Tue Jan 14 07:18:16 Funny how you forgot about all that stuff :o
murder Member	Tue Jan 14 08:29:03 Billionaires purchasing power and influence everywhere they go? It's not like that's a well worn path or anything. And now I know that Rugian is a politician.
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Tue Jan 14 09:37:03 If he is dodging taxes then why hasn’t the state of Florida prosecuted him? It seems strange.
Rugian Member	Tue Jan 14 09:48:51 Murder As opposed to politicians, whose entire MO is to dole out public monies to the voting blocs most likely to support them in the next election? At least with Griffin his money seems to have gone to worthwhile causes...
murder Member	Tue Jan 14 09:50:06 "If he is dodging taxes then why hasn’t the state of Florida prosecuted him? It seems strange." I'm going to assume that you actually understand.
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Tue Jan 14 13:57:57 The autist in me will not let your rape the english language.
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