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Related: About this forumSecret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story - Don't Miss It!
This is how philanthropy is done. Create opportunity, defend public integrity, without fanfare, yet involving international power brokers. I paid no attention, I did not remember President Clinton visiting Northern Ireland, yet it is only a small part of the story.
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Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story - Don't Miss It! (Original Post)
bucolic_frolic
Sep 2019
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OnDoutside
(19,948 posts)1. Chuck is a revered figure on the island of Ireland, for his philanthropic work over many decades.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)2. Like any good billionaire, he structured his business to pay no taxes
FakeNoose
(32,599 posts)3. This is an amazing story!
japple
(9,809 posts)4. What an amazing story. Many thanks for posting the details
of this remarkable man's life.