The Gift of Free Choice
A Look at the Use of Wealth in Today's Society
On June 19th, 2006 art gallery owner and cosmetic mogul,
Ronald Lauder, paid a record $134 million for a painting by the
Austrian artist Gustav Klimt.

How could this amount of money have been spent to improve the
plight of suffering people around the world?

While no-one would deny the right of the wealthy to spend their
money as they see fit, this speech explores the possibilities for
the redistribution of this extravagant purchase.