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Originally posted by quiet
wrong. it, like most things, are purchased as investments, which can be enjoyed as luxuries.
one of the weakest and most misguided things i've ever here you say (and i like you). not the way to look at things at all. but go for it by all means.
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then again, i'm not a millionaire ;)
read the article on yahoo though. the painting was purchased in 1950 for $30K. it was kept as a luxury item until the death of it's owners. the estate auctioned it off.
i will bite my tongue however on this. when i made my original post, i was thinking more a long the lines of charitable actions. but the article says the proceeds are going to the Greentree Foundation, an enviromental organization.
i still think people are too greedy though. someone who can afford to buy a painting for $104 million doesn't really need to worry about potential investments. he/she could do better things, in my opinion, with their money. they could even start a company with charitable goals in mind and try to make it profitable.
personally, that's the type of shit i'd do if i had that kinda money.
but i don't.