(Not in Philadelphia)

Forty wealthy families and individuals have joined Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a pledge to give at least half their wealth to charity.  They have secured roughly $125 billion to date and estimate that they potentially could raise in total about $600 billion for charity.

“Everybody has their own interests,” said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who participated in a teleconference with Buffett on Wednesday as one of the individuals who has signed the giving pledge. “That’s what’s wonderful about private philanthropy.”

In related news Only In Philadelphia has registered for a charity license(not really), but we gotta give it to Bill Gates for his philanthropy!

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