Don't let the self-indulgent aircraft purchases fool you. Google CEO Eric Schmidt is in this for charity. Where there is a cause, Schmidt will find a way. Like in Nantucket, for example. A playground for the rich can be needy too. And, just last week, Schmidt and his wife spent $3.5 million to buy land with the intention of turning it into a transportation hub for the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority. The news comes a month after residents voted down the town itself taking on $1 million in debt to purchase the property for the same purpose. And you people get upset about a jailed dissident or two? (Photo by milesgehm)

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