LARRY PAGE: I Would Rather Give My Billions To Elon Musk Than Charity

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Google CEO Larry Page has an unusual idea about what should happen to his billions should he die.

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Instead of giving it to a philanthropic organization, he'd rather hand over his cash to Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and Solar City.

In a conversation with Charlie Rose at the TED conference, Page said he wants his money going to capitalists like Musk with big ideas for changing the world, according to a report at Wired.

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He thinks Musk's vision for going to Mars as "to back up humanity" is inspired. He said, "That's a company, and that's philanthropical."

According to some people on Twitter, Page even went as far as suggesting that everyone give their money to a corporation that was trying to accomplish big stuff.

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We're not sure if he's being literal or figurative here. There are surprisingly few write ups of these comments on the web.

It seems like he's making a larger point, which is that the right company run by the right person can have a major impact.