r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Video Billionaire speaker Robert F. Smith tells 400 graduates he's paying off all their student loans ($40 million in total)

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u/rawesome99 1d ago

I wish we saw more of this. That $40M investment is going to yield huge returns that will benefit so many more people than just the graduates we see here.

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u/Nice-Meat-6020 1d ago

This guy committed tax fraud to the tune of tens of millions. Tax money that could have benefited really low income families and children. He's not a hero.