The dark side of Warren Buffett

Why in world do adults think they should get their parents or grandparents money. They didn't work for it. They should have to work for it the same way everyone else does.

I guess she was right. He believes more in the almighty dollar than he does in family. I guess wealth doesn't buy brains.

Money is a spoke in everybody's wheel, just as honesty, integrity, responsibility, and respect should be. Seems to me the title of this article should have been,"Don't Bite The Hand", or "What Goes Around", or maybe even,"R E S P E C T".

Chris K. and D. Martin, you ask who should judge? A vast majority or consensus of Americans who have no bone to pick in the particular fight, can often judge rather fairly whether a person is being reasonable or stuck-in-againstness. As Buddha says, just let go. Sure the granddaughter was dumb, but it's not like she's a capital criminal or tried to embezzle his money. Jonathan Berr is absolutely correct, this is Warren's dark side and he is being petty and cruel.

I agree with the comments that this is a man who with LUCK made good in the USA. Now with money to burn he wants to tell everyone else how to live. He is another rich ahole. His granddaugther should write him a letter saying she chooses to be related to human beings not MONSTERS...

Just because you are or think you are a member of the "Lucky Sperm Club" does not entitle you to anything. Who on "Main Street" has not had an issue with the blatant sense of entitlement at some time within today's society? "Boomerang Kids", Trust Fund Babies, over entitled adults and just plain "confused people" may soon learn the hard way. Those who understand and have a sense of responsibility will find a much easier time adjusting to our new economy. Warren Buffet has a right to do as he chooses!

Where's the "dark side?" It's his money and short of illegalities, it is his to do with as he wishes. Nicole can take all the education and advantages which her family provided to her and then do as her grandfather did--earn her own. She'll be a better person for it.

This shows me that buffett is not only a
Sanctimonious fool but also a mean spirited twitt. All I can say is what a jerk!

Granddaddy Dearest....

Warren Buffet has the stature of a piss-ant when it comes to helping his family; a patriarch's job. What a surprise he will have in store when he finds out that simply giving money to charity can't buy good Karma or a place in Heaven, neither of which he will see because of his selfish, greedy, anti-family attitude and actions.

No, Ian, how the richest choose to spend their money is everyone's business, because it represents so much of the nation's aggregate wealth. That's why I say that Bill Gates will always be a better person than Steve Jobs, because he at least tries with his foundation to help others, while Jobs tries to help Jobs.

When I look at Warren Buffet I saw an evil manipulative old man. Who'll do anything or hurt anybody for the almighty buck!

I think his reaction to her comments prove her point. I admire her honesty.

Money, is the root of all evil

This story is more than two years old. I wonder whom "Warren" ticked off that this is splattered on aol.com now...

Buffett's image is a fiction. As a long-time director (he didn't run for director this past year) of Coca-Cola, he didn't stand up to the company's human rights, labor and environmental abuses in places like Colombia, India, Mexicao, El Salvador... Why didn't he vote to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Colombia? Why didn't he vote four years in a row to have the company exert its influence to stop human rights abuses in China before the Olympics. There were such votes that he opposed. Why? Money! Lots of money that Coke makes in all these countries at the expense of the bottling plants employees.

People such a warren seem to think because he has all the money you could ever want that he can manipulate any one's life. I admire the fact this young beautiful lady lives by making sound decisions without a bully billionaire pushing what he thinks is the only way.

Everyone is ranting about this. Why I don't
know. His son divorced her mother long ago.
She was adopted not blood related. What responsibility does Mr.Buffett have towards her? Everyone has their hand out. If he had
no money he wouldn't exhist as far as she
is concerned. You people have no clue as
to why her mother married his son. Also
you don't know why he divorced her mother.
Without knowing the whole story how can you
cast a stone? Get the facts before you
judge the old man.

Wow. Hard to tell who the child is! Like there isnt enough money in that family to go around. Working so hard your whole life to have so much and then leave your loved ones without, well lets just say thats going to be how he is remembered. His legacy is his family and I wonder what they will say when he is gone. We all die but we live through those that remember us. The Gates foundation wont remember anyone. Bad choice for a guide that has made so many wise ones.

Mr Buffett doesn't know what it's like to be poor, either. Go to this website and read his biography. He was raised by a stockbroker! He went to good colleges! THAT is sure as hell not poor! He just has a big head now, and donating all his money to Bill Gates' foundation won't buy his dumbass a place in Heaven. What he said to this adopted granddaughter undermines anything charitable he has/will done/do.

http://beginnersinvest.about.com/cs/warrenbuffett/a/aawarrenbio.htm