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Re: [nas] "Uncle Phil"
by Daniel Zirin
25 July 2006 04:19 UTC < < <
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All this sounds like is someone who doesn't like successful people. The
only way to become a billionaire is to be extremely innovative or
redistribution of wealth (someone stupid sells at a low price and the
buyer makes a killing). Phillip bought rail lines and burried fibre to
sell high-bandwidth high-speed networks. He used the proceeds from oil
to buy the rail lines.
Sure he's screwed a few people out of caysh. Sure hope I can do the
same before I die...
And thankfully, he's decided to build a bunch of medium-sized
entertainment complexes and justify their existance with US pro-soccer
and other events. God bless the man, if you ask me.
Oh, and by the way, he also has built Foundation for a Better Life
(http://www.forbetterlife.org/) with some spare change (which I'm sure
some will take issue with as well). You've probably seen their
commercials in his theatre chain (Regal Entertainment Group).
Bill Quigley wrote:
Seems to me Uncle Phil has screwed a few people out of money over
the years.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-
anschutz23jul23,1,6312510.story
Front page article in yesterday's L A Times - there are a couple
of others recently as well which are easily searched at the Times
site