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根据下列材料,请回答题:Therichhavetraditionallypassedtheirwealthontotheirchildren.Butanincreasingnumberofbillionairesarechoosingnotto.Thereason?Theywanttheirchildrentoliveonthemselves—andnottoturnintospoiledsuccessors.NicolaHorlickor“supermum”,afamousBritishbillionaire,owingtothefactthatshehashigh-flyingjobsandfivekidshasspenthercareermakingareported£250m.Shenowseemsdeterminedtothrowofflargepartsofit.Shealreadygivesawayabout25%ofherincomeeachyear;shehasjustrevealed,inareportonthestateofcharityinthecity,thatshewillnotbeleavingmostoftheremaindertoherchildren.“Ithinkitiswrongtogivetoomuchinheritedwealthtochildren,”Horlicktoldthereport’sauthors.“Iwillnotbeleavingallmywealthtomychildrenbecausethatwouldjustruintheirlives.”
Sheisbynomeansthefirsttogopublicwiththisconviction.BillGateshasputanestimated$30bnintotheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Thiswassupplemented,in2009,byanother$24bnorsofromhisfriendWarrenBuffett.
Buffetthasalwaysbeencolorful,quotablyclearonwherehestands.Hisdaughteroftentellsastoryoffindingherselfwithoutchangeforacarparkingticketherfatherlenther$20,thenpromptlymadeherwritehimacheck.“Tosuggestthatthechildrenofthewealthyshouldbejustaswealthy,”hehassaid,“islikesayingthemembersofAmerica’s2004Olympicteamshouldbemadeuponlyofthechildrenofthe1980Olympicteam.”
AnitaRoddick,thelatefounderoftheBodyShop,toldherkidsthattheywouldnotinheritonepenny.ThemoneythatshemadefromthecompanywouldgointotheBodyShopFoundation,whichisn’toneofthoseawfultaxshelters,likesomeinAmerica.Itjustfunctionstotakethemoneyandgiveitaway.Thebillionairesmentionedinthepassagedon’twanttoleavemuchoftheirwealthtotheirchildrenbecause________. A.theyprefertogivetheirwealthtocharity
B.theywanttheirbusinesstogoonhealthily
C.theybelievetoomuchwealthwillharmtheirchildren
D.theyhopetheirchildrencanmakemoremoneythemselves
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