Carlos Slim now on top of the heap

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Tip of my sombrero to Mr. Slim as he passes both Gates and Buffet on the list that I will never make until later in life.

Imagine the ways that Carlos Slim Helu, now the world's wealthiest person, according to Forbes, could spend all of that money.
Slim, a Mexican telecommunications magnate worth about $53.5 billion, might decide to increase his charitable contributions or buy a fleet of custom-made cars -- or airplanes.

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