Think Andrew Carnegie. I know I directly benefited from a Carnegie library as a kid. With philanthropy at this scale there is potential to benefit humanity in

Think Andrew Carnegie. I know I directly benefited from a Carnegie library as a kid. With philanthropy at this scale there is potential to benefit humanity in a way that may otherwise not happen. Compare this to other paths that wealthy people have taken, such as creating trusts that mostly benefit the family and still exist today (e.g. Rockefellers). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_libraries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_libraries