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Re: Zuckerberg worth $1.5-billion — or not

mathewi — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:03:17 -0000

Exactly -- in fact, I meant to mention Trump in the post. He's a classic example of someone whose net worth is probably close to zero -- or maybe a few tens of millions at best -- but who is regularly referred to as a billionaire.

Re: Zuckerberg worth $1.5-billion — or not

bluelines — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:54:39 -0000

Reminds me of the myths perpetuated by Forbes and others about Donald Trump's wealth. Even though he's regularly featured in rich lists as a billionaire, it's pretty clear from the evidence that his net worth is a tiny, tiny fraction of that.

Of course, unlike Mark Z, Trump actually seems to believe he's a billionaire, and depends on this myth for his TV career and income from having real estate developers use his name on their buildings. Good story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/business/your...

Re: Zuckerberg worth $1.5-billion — or not

TigerTom — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:26:06 -0000

I agree. He should have sold that sucker while he had the chance. Now, with the current recession, he'll have to sit it out.