tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842642997957311455.post3717080697096511746..comments2023-10-30T05:47:42.560-04:00Comments on Money Changes Things: $10,000,000 Down the Tube, but No RegretsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842642997957311455.post-66214406786796441592007-05-23T06:20:00.000-04:002007-05-23T06:20:00.000-04:00I agree with much of what you are saying about Tom...I agree with much of what you are saying about Tom Knox. He clearly is looking for "meaning" in his life and will hopefully spend much more of what seems like an endless bank account to work to alleviate serious problems in Philadelphia.<BR/><BR/>I see a parallel to Tom Knox with another person. He is a native of Israel who emigrated there from the former Soviet Union in the early 1990's. Arkadi Gaydamov has amassed a fortune in the millions of dollars. It appears that there is a possibility that a good part of this fortune was obtained through somewhat questionable activities. However in the past year he has spent almost a million dollars of his own funds to set up tent cities for Israelis that have been the victims of rocket attacks in the northern part of Israel last summer and currently in the cities of Sderot and Ashkelon near the Gaza Strip. He is looked upon with great admiration by many who see him as someone who really makes a difference. However many government officials look on him as a trouble-maker and someone who won't follow the rules. He, like Tom Knox, and many famous robber barons of the late nineteenth century, like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, want to leave a positive legacy behind them after accumulating fortunes that were not always honorably obtained. Now Mr.Gaydamov wants to run for Mayor of Jerusalem. As Betsy states that it would be better for Mr. Knox if he continued to spend his fortune trying to strive to lower the large murder rate in Philadelphia, I want Mr. Gaydamov to continue to use his large fortune assist his fellow Israelis as they struggle to rebuild their lives and homes. My opinion is that the political arena is no place for these people. It is the rare exception like Michael Bloomberg who has managed to achieve success there. This blog is called Money Changes Things. I believe it does and can do so for the betterment of all. For those like Knox and Gaydamov that have a great deal of it, I hope they can focus on that and not have to play the political compromising games they must always play if they enter the political arena.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com