Rich Is Good

Some ex-newsman (of course) got to wondering who the richest guy in town was. Then he found out and now he's got a book (of course). Why didn't I think of that?

As Wichita multibillionaire Phil Ruffin says: "Retirement? Hell no. You just can't do it. Why would you ever retire when you're living large and having this much fun?" Considering that the 74-year-old real estate developer and good friend of Donald Trump just married a 26-year-old former Miss Ukraine, he may have a point.

Oh, I already had a "rich people" category. Wonder why. Guess I'll have to check the archives.

Some interesting names. I count so far about 3-4 women, including the Bert's Bees person and American Girl doll empire. I like this tidbit best so far:

In 2007, Rubinstein, who has a net worth estimated at $1.4 billion, purchased the last privately owned copy of the Magna Carta for $21.3 million, ostensibly as a gift for his daughter's 20th birthday. He then lent it back to the National Archives.

He founded the Carlyle Group. You may have heard of it, conspiracy theories being what they are, associated with Bush 41.
Only artist on the list is Stephen King. Who knew?
Google guys, of course, and Bill Gates, but not Paul Allen. Both live in Seattle metro I guess and you can only have one richest guy.