Egyptian billionaire offers to buy island to house refugees

[RobinBanks]

You are correct.

I have no problem with the man's plan - don't get me wrong. But I'm also sure that it's not a simple no-strings gift.

That wasn't intended to be a judgement on him although it may have sounded as if it was. I have no problem with the man earning a few quid and all the better if it helps and contributes to a community or population.

[otolith]

Maybe he's a philanthropist. Maybe he just wants his place in history.

Maybe this time pick somewhere someone else doesn't already think they own.

A country for displaced peoples might be a great thing, though you'd need somewhere bigger than an island and it would need natural resources.

[iambeowulf]

I think you're getting confused with reality and FarmVille.

[RobinBanks]

iambeowulf said:

I think you're getting confused with reality and FarmVille.

If you've got the money, why not play The Sims on a proper scale?

[Halb]

I think the likes of the Kochs, Rothschilds and the rest have been doing that for generations.

[RobinBanks]

Halb said:

I think the likes of the Kochs, Rothschilds and the rest have been doing that for generations.

A bit tinfoil, but I like it

[otolith]

Halb said:

I think the likes of the Kochs, Rothschilds and the rest have been doing that for generations.

"In the Game of Billions..."