Death of Germany's richest man creates a giant charitable foundation
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Klaus-Michael Kühne had no children and lived in a Swiss canton with zero inheritance tax. When he died, his €42.2bn fortune passed tax-free into a decades-old charity, instantly making it one of the wealthiest foundations in Europe.

Klaus-Michael Kühne had no children and lived in a Swiss canton with zero inheritance tax. When he died, his €42.2bn fortune passed tax-free into a decades-old charity, instantly making it one of the wealthiest foundations in Europe.

  • mustbe3to20signs@feddit.orgEnglish
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    1 month ago

    BTW his/his company’s money originally stems from collecting, transporting and selling killed Jews belongings. He fought all his life to make people forget this.

      • nimisnimi@lemmy.caEnglish
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        1 month ago

        You have a very weird understanding of “fun”.

        And your suggestion is quite self-denouncing too, imo.