世界首富們覺(jué)得自己捐錢(qián)的速度還不夠快,，但這并未阻止他們就此作出嘗試。

本周一,，沃倫·巴菲特說(shuō)他計(jì)劃向五個(gè)慈善組織捐獻(xiàn)36億美元的伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司股票,，這是他作出的最大捐贈(zèng)之一。沃爾瑪?shù)睦^承人吉姆·沃爾頓在上周也捐出了12億美元的沃爾瑪股份,。家得寶的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人伯尼·馬庫(kù)斯上周末稱(chēng),，他正在做規(guī)劃,，以便在死前將自己的45億美元財(cái)富差不多悉數(shù)捐出。

在他們進(jìn)行上述捐贈(zèng)的同時(shí),，人們正在爭(zhēng)論這些美國(guó)首富們?cè)鯓佑米约旱腻X(qián)來(lái)幫助解決貧富差距和其他經(jīng)濟(jì)失衡問(wèn)題才最為合適,。上周，喬治·索羅斯和Facebook的聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人克里斯·休斯等人呼吁征收財(cái)富稅,，以便為應(yīng)對(duì)氣候變化和公共健康措施提供資金,。巴菲特等另一些富豪則一直表示，他們更愿意讓比爾及梅琳達(dá)·蓋茨基金會(huì)這樣的實(shí)體來(lái)監(jiān)督相關(guān)慈善工作,。

周一發(fā)表的聲明顯示,，自2006年承諾裸捐以來(lái)，巴菲特向慈善機(jī)構(gòu)捐贈(zèng)的股份總價(jià)值已經(jīng)達(dá)到340億美元左右,。接受捐贈(zèng)的團(tuán)體包括蓋茨基金會(huì),、以巴菲特已故妻子命名的幾家慈善機(jī)構(gòu)以及巴菲特子女管理的一些慈善組織。

6月27日提交給監(jiān)管部門(mén)的文件未披露沃爾頓的捐贈(zèng)對(duì)象,，但該家族成員一直定期向沃爾頓家族基金會(huì)捐款,，后者的活動(dòng)領(lǐng)域包括教育和環(huán)境。該基金會(huì)網(wǎng)站稱(chēng),，2018年它對(duì)外提供的資金超過(guò)5.95億美元,，而截至2017年年底其資產(chǎn)規(guī)模為49億美元。

沃爾頓家族女發(fā)言人尚未回應(yīng)要求其發(fā)表評(píng)論的電子郵件,。

巴菲特花了50多年時(shí)間讓伯克希爾-哈撒韋公司的市值突破5000億美元,，并且覆蓋了從保險(xiǎn)到制造等諸多行業(yè)。該公司的成功一度讓巴菲特成為世界首富,，只是不斷的捐贈(zèng)已經(jīng)讓他的財(cái)富排名跌落至第四位,。

巴菲特在2006年提出的裸捐方案后來(lái)做了調(diào)整，現(xiàn)在的設(shè)想是先確定個(gè)人財(cái)產(chǎn)數(shù)目,，然后在死后10年內(nèi)捐出所有伯克希爾股份,。

長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)，這位身價(jià)上億的投資者一直在支持蓋茨夫婦的慈善事業(yè),。2006年,，巴菲特曾經(jīng)表示自己捐獻(xiàn)股票的目的是提升蓋茨基金會(huì)在解決社會(huì)問(wèn)題方面“已有的顯著效果”。同時(shí)接受巴菲特股票捐贈(zèng)的還有蘇珊·湯普森·巴菲特基金會(huì),、舍伍德基金會(huì),、霍華德·G·巴菲特基金會(huì)和NoVo基金會(huì)。

彭博億萬(wàn)富翁指數(shù)顯示,，吉姆·沃爾頓的捐贈(zèng)使其個(gè)人凈值降到了500億美元左右,。上周提交的另一份文件表明，他的兄長(zhǎng)羅伯·沃爾頓也捐出了13.5萬(wàn)股沃爾瑪股票,，價(jià)值1500萬(wàn)美元,。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：Charlie

審校：夏林

The world’s richest can’t give away their money fast enough–but that’s not stopping them from trying.

Warren Buffett said Monday he plans to donate $3.6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock to five charities–one of his largest gifts ever–while Walmart Inc. heir Jim Walton gave away $1.2 billion of the retailer’s shares last week. And Home Depot Inc. co-founder Bernie Marcus said this weekend he’s planning to gift almost his entire $4.5 billion fortune before he dies.

The donations are occurring amid debate over how best the richest Americans should use their money to help address income inequality and other economic imbalances. Last week, a group including George Soros and Facebook Inc. co-founder Chris Hughes called for a wealth tax to help provide funds for fighting climate change and public health initiatives. Others such as Buffett have argued that they prefer to have entities such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation oversee the charitable work.

Buffett’s gift brings the total amount of stock he’s donated to foundations to about $34 billion since making a pledge in 2006 to give away all his fortune, according to a statement Monday. The recipients include the Gates Foundation, as well as charities named for his late wife and ones run by his children.

The recipient of Walton’s gift wasn’t disclosed in a June 27 regulatory filing, but family members have regularly donated to the Walton Family Foundation, whose whose causes include education and the environment. The foundation awarded more than $595 million in grants in 2018, according to its website, and had assets of $4.9 billion at the end of 2017.

A spokeswoman for the family didn’t immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

Buffett has spent more than five decades crafting Berkshire Hathaway into a company with a market value of more than half a trillion dollars, spanning industries from insurance to manufacturing. Its success once made him the world’s richest man, though he has fallen back to fourth place as he steadily gives his fortune away.

The original 2006 plan was later modified, and envisages posthumously donating all of the Berkshire stock within a decade after his estate is settled.

The billionaire investor has long supported the Gateses’ charitable endeavors, and said in 2006 that he aimed for the stock donations to ramp up their foundation’s “already impressive effectiveness” addressing societal problems. Buffett is also giving stock to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation and NoVo Foundation.

Jim Walton’s donation cut his net worth to about $50 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His older brother, Rob Walton, also donated 135,000 Walmart shares–worth $15 million–a separate filing last week shows.