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Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Shut Up, Carol,
or T. Boone
Will Repossess Your Town


A letter to the Dallas Morning News:


A little less altruistic?

Re: "Tax break helped in OSU gift," Friday news story.

So on Dec. 30, 2005, T. Boone Pickens "gives" Oklahoma State $165 million for its athletic program. He gets a tax deduction equal to 100 percent of his gross income. Then the university keeps the money less than an hour, and one person – the athletic director – decides to invest it in a hedge fund run by ... T. Boone Pickens.

The person who really benefits? T. Boone Pickens.

What a philanthropist! Does his generosity warm your heart or stink like 165 million rotten eggs?

Carol Stum, Richardson