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		sershe on Sept 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Charlie Munger: Turning $2M Into $2T I think the phrase you are looking for is "beggars can't be choosers".

bmitc on Sept 22, 2023 [–]

Because students and non-billionaires are beggars?

Students pay several tens of thousands of dollars to go to universities these days. That's not remotely begging.

nouveaux on Sept 22, 2023 | [–]

The begger here is UCSB. They had to take Munger's money and his design to build more housing.

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