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In the discussion thread: The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is not as pure as it seems. [View all]

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Thu Jul 5, 2012, 01:17 PM

devilgrrl (21,035 posts)

15. But Steve Jobs was an asshole and Foxconn - What about Foxconn?????

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54 replies	Author	Time	Post
The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is not as pure as it seems. [View all]	alfredo	Jul 2012	OP
"Since Gates believes sustainable health systems must be privately profitable,"	hedgehog	Jul 2012	#1
His giving grew out of the PR nightmare of the anti trust case against MS in the late 90's.	alfredo	Jul 2012	#6
Why does he not put that much effort into his own country, USA?	xtraxritical	Jul 2012	#19
We might not be as easy to manipulate, or maybe we have a functioning court system.	alfredo	Jul 2012	#28
he's putting loads of money into the effort to destroy teachers' unions and privatize and computer-	HiPointDem	Jul 2012	#29
What an ass.	alfredo	Jul 2012	#31
I've seen interviews with the Gates and Buffet on this.	Honeycombe8	Jul 2012	#46
yeah, right. that's why unicef and others pay more for vaccines, cause bill wants to help	HiPointDem	Jul 2012	#52
They've spent their $ saving lives. Period. No getting around that. That's a wonderful thing.	Honeycombe8	Jul 2012	#53
no, they've spent your money. bill gates doesn't spend his money on doing good, he spends	HiPointDem	Jul 2012	#54
excellent	handmade34	Jul 2012	#2
He Does. Mostly Into Charter Schools	AndyTiedye	Jul 2012	#20
Shocked. Shocked, I am.	knitter4democracy	Jul 2012	#3
This literally comes as no surprise. Bill Gates is an UBER-control freak, in everything and....	Raster	Jul 2012	#4
Never been a fan of Gates at Microsoft or now in his effort to push the worker visa in America.	progressivebydesign	Jul 2012	#5
Apple does not advertise on Fox news nor support Monsanto	Ichingcarpenter	Jul 2012	#7
apple supports education deform & the bono scam 'project red' which is tied into the gates post-	HiPointDem	Jul 2012	#25
The more one digs... the scarier Gates and Co. loom.	Smarmie Doofus	Jul 2012	#8
Rarely does too much money NOT lead to less than honorable dabblings. so, not surprised.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#9
Arundhati Roy has written at length about the way pholanthropic organizations	redqueen	Jul 2012	#10
I totally dislike him and his crap on his penitence for his wealth	Ichingcarpenter	Jul 2012	#13
Yes, he is fucking evil.	redqueen	Jul 2012	#14
Yep, and he's arrogant enough to think he knows how to grow crops...	drokhole	Jul 2012	#51
For example:	Reader Rabbit	Jul 2012	#17
Thanks for reminding me of "Sinfest."	alfredo	Jul 2012	#32
I'm constantly amazed at people's constant amazement upon discovering that this a$$hole	Egalitarian Thug	Jul 2012	#11
Please Explain	erpowers	Jul 2012	#16
Here's an easy start for you. Read up on Dr. DOS and Netscape. These are just two	Egalitarian Thug	Jul 2012	#21
OK, what is your version of the Dr. DOS story? I will be waiting.	Logical	Jul 2012	#35
"My version"? Go away microserf. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Jul 2012	#37
LOL, in other words, you have no clue about the DOS or Dr. DOS story. Classic BS! n-t	Logical	Jul 2012	#38
In other words I've heard everything you have to say since they first wrote it for you in the 80's.	Egalitarian Thug	Jul 2012	#42
LOL....jealous much. Yes, spending billions to stop Malaria is horrible. n-t	Logical	Jul 2012	#34
And Kim Jong Il had excellent taste in wine. Is there a point to your reply? n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Jul 2012	#39
Yes, my point is Gates has done a lot of good for many people. Unlike most billionaires.	Logical	Jul 2012	#41
He may in fact not be the worst billionaire on earth, I can think of others off the top of my head,	Egalitarian Thug	Jul 2012	#43
It never seemed pure to anyone with any sense.	Daemonaquila	Jul 2012	#12
The low information citizen doesn't always look behind the curtain.	alfredo	Jul 2012	#30
No one is pure. I don't recall anyone saying the Gates are pure. But his foundation is saving lives.	Honeycombe8	Jul 2012	#48
But Steve Jobs was an asshole and Foxconn - What about Foxconn?????	devilgrrl	Jul 2012	#15
Haven't you noticed the trend? Larry Elison, the M$Apple gang of 5, Bezos, Cuban, Zuckerberg, Son,	Egalitarian Thug	Jul 2012	#22
Foxconn makes all kinds of electronic products besides Apple - why the focus on Apple?	devilgrrl	Jul 2012	#23
I think the main focus here is on M$. But they are all interchangeable. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Jul 2012	#24
steve jobs was an asshole, & apple's philanthropy supports the same type of thing gates' does.	HiPointDem	Jul 2012	#26
Gee, what ARE the odds...	Guitarzan	Jul 2012	#18
hopefully people are losing the blinders about things labeled 'philanthropy'. a long time coming.	HiPointDem	Jul 2012	#27
The Gates Foundation seems pure?	Brickbat	Jul 2012	#33
No doubt Gates has saved millions of people with his Malaria efforts. Jesus, are people clueless!	Logical	Jul 2012	#36
This is a concerted campaign to drag the Gates Foundation through the mud, I think.	Honeycombe8	Jul 2012	#49
Is ANYTHING as pure as it seems?	randome	Jul 2012	#40
My S. O. works for the WHO. He and all the people he works with will be horrified....	DCKit	Jul 2012	#44
Well, you sound like you're privy to more details than me.	randome	Jul 2012	#47
Fraud!	Pizz	Jul 2012	#45
Not a good article...poorly researched and dubious conclusions	Godhumor	Jul 2012	#50

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