John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt. These titans used their immense fortunes to go away an indelible mark on the nation they beloved.
Rich males are in no brief provide right this moment, however sadly, most of them hate their nation. Whether by funding Democratic politicians or left-wing activist teams, billionaires resembling George Soros, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and the former Mrs. Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs appear dedicated to destroying the whole lot that made it potential for them—or their husbands—to succeed.
But one lesser-known billionaire broke from the pack, donating a record-breaking $1.65 billion to a righteous if little recognized group: the Marble Freedom Trust. Meet 90-year-old manufacturing tycoon and 2022 Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year Barre Seid.
Haven’t heard of him? Well, Seid just isn’t a media whore. He’s received higher issues to do. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Seid served in the navy and took a job at Tripp Lite, which manufactures electrical gadgets like surge protectors. He went on to develop into the firm’s sole proprietor.
Then, in a baller transfer—or, as the New York Times put it, “an usual series of transactions that appear to have avoided tax liabilities”—Seid donated the firm itself to the Marble Freedom Trust, care of fellow patriot Leonard Leo, finest generally known as the architect of the conservative-dominated Supreme Court.
The libs are already making an attempt to ape Seid’s strikes. (When they do it, the monetary transactions aren’t uncommon or mysterious.)
So, for utilizing his fortune to save lots of America and for locating a novel technique to ensure that fortune, in its entirety, goes to a righteous trigger, we salute Barre Seid as a Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year.