Ever actually seen Sheldon Andelson ? He's this short fat guy who waddles around like Burgess Meredith as "the Penguin", looking like he's headed to the set of "The Wizard of Oz" to play one of the Munchkins. Oh, in the company of his mean-looking Israeli Mossad bodyguards, everywhere he goes. And now, incredibly, he's the third-richest man in America, right after Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. All for owning two hotels ! How can one man be worth $20 billion dollars when millions of children on this planet go to bed starving every night ? Are people in this country so zombified and bought out & corrupted by mass consumerism that this does not shock us ? Is this really what we want, folks, as the glory of America, and the victory of Capitalism ..

I don't know what percentage of his income Mr. Adelson donates to charity, but I can tell you that Mr. Gates and Mr. Buffett's charitable efforts are substantial. The Gates foundation, alone, has done more to fund education than any other non-government entity in the world over the last five years.

You show your bias with the completely irrelevant personal attacks on Adelson's looks. Should only pretty people be allowed to be rich? Is that it?

To answer your question about how one man can be worth $20 billion while millions starve, it's quite simple really. It's called the magic of the free market. Adelson made his money by working hard and making smart business decisions. He knew a large segment of Americans would be willing to pay exorbitant hotel fees to gamble in Las Vegas several weekends a year. He knew how to capitalize on conventions and other business opportunities at his hotel properties. And because he was ahead of everyone else he was rewarded.

While it's certainly sad that millions starve weekly in Africa, the fact that Mr. Adelson has come up with a great business plan half a world away isn't responsible for that third-world suffering and there's probably precious little he can do about it since political stability is the first thing that continent needs before foreign aid can really help alleviate the problems of poverty and mass-starvation.

Oh, grow up Russ. Republican. Democrat. Independent. Green party. Whatever. Money drives them all. You're just pissed 'cause you can't afford The Venetian!

I love how the people who don't have enough vision to create their own wealth condemn the people who do. In this day and age in America, it easier than ever in history to become independantly wealthy in one generation. I've seen it firsthand. How much money do you give to the starving children of Africa? Not as much as Warren Buffett or Bill Gates, I bet! Have you adopted any starving refugees? Doubt it!
How do you show support for the people you want in office? Do you contribute time or money to their campaigns? They do! What have you contributed to your local community? You get out of Democracy what you put into it, and I am guessing your balance is zero...nothing invested, nothing owed. I am not even a republican, and I understand where they get their power from in this country! Get off your bum and get your own, we live in America, you bitter, lazy, nay-sayers! Go live in a communist country before you diss your home land! Whew! I feel better!

Im just a guest around here and know what? theres one in a billion chance of me ever comming back to visit this place again. but i can tell you this much, you bunch are worrying about things that have nothing to do with you.
now the ones who think that this rich dude is god b'coz he earned it with pure hard work, well quit defending him and get on with you're lives b'coz he definetly dosent know you or care.
and the ones that say that hes a devil? well, how about you stop poking you're nose in other peoples business and start running you're own charities?
right, ill go now. cheers.

Oy, it's a battle for the bottom! Thanks to everyone sticking up for the rich guys. I'm putting you all in my will.

Fred Engels.

Rock on to all the dorks who love debating,and have the time to waste like I do! You've all made my day! :)

And ROCK ON to all the rich people I look up to...I'll see you at the country club!

How did Sheldon Adelson make it in Vegas?

The way Steve Wynn did -- other people's money (although unlike Wynn, Adelson did not use Michael Milken's 1980s junk bonds).

When he first started building the Venetian in the late 1990s, Adelson made himself a deal in New York (including Goldman, Sacks) where he had to put up just about $90 million to obtain hundreds of millions worth of credit -- and his $90 mil. was not cash but based on the value of the land on the Strip on which the Venetian was built.

And, like Steve Wynn, good luck: right place, right time, and not once but twice -- in Vegas, in the go-go 1990s, and now, in go-go Macau.

And discussing humility with either of them was impossible BEFORE they got super-rich!

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