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In reply to the discussion: Bill Gates spends $1 million on mansion, jets so 15 y/o daughter can compete in equestrian event [View all]SidDithers
(44,228 posts)21. You were more entertaining when you were posting wsws.org articles all the time...nt
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Bill Gates spends $1 million on mansion, jets so 15 y/o daughter can compete in equestrian event [View all]
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
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That's equivalent to me paying for a dancing school in someone's house at the end of the block.
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#2
Bill gates is a primary force in the destruction of public education and the promotion of
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#10
#1: I disagree w/your statements. #2: That has nothing to do with his daughter's hobby. nt
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#100
we can always count on lots of people defending the poor misunderstood rich. No, pointing out
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#6
another defender of the defenseless rich. what would they do without you guys?
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#8
bill gates' political activities disguised as philanthropy are why his spending habits are fair game
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#43
most of us don't have billions to inflict our creepy ideas on others, however. so i fail to see how
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#25
Well, you know, we have to groom the next generation of the corporate oligarchy.
Selatius
Dec 2012
#7
If he gave 1/3 of his wealth to charity, where'd the million he just popped for his daughter's horse
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#11
i'd be more worried about the people who think he actually gave away anything.
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#31
Charitable foundations are required by law to donate 15% of their assets annually
hack89
Dec 2012
#37
i never denied that bill 'gave' a couple of Billion a year; i explicitly state that, in fact. but
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#46
yes, more billionaires to fund education deform, cheap labor and patented control of food and
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#47
Let's see...in 1996 he had 18.5 billion; $60 billion in 2000; $50 B in 2009, after the recession;
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#32
If/when we "go over the cliff", the inheritance tax will go back to 55% and that's too low.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#12
I would prefer that the uber-rich just pay a fair share of taxes into the public coffers
SoCalDem
Dec 2012
#98
i'm talking about his income, not his capital. typically we don't measure our spending against our
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#52
Bill Gates funds more crap than the kochs because he has more money. He's the biggest funder
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#26
so many democrats sticking up for poor widdle bill, destroyer of public education, largest funder
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#20
You were more entertaining when you were posting wsws.org articles all the time...nt
SidDithers
Dec 2012
#21
his kids will get control of his foundations (& their own trusts/foundation), guaranteed jobs
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#30
I forgot that! one of the biggest pushers of cheap labor in the country. "Cheap Labor Bill".
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#34
yes, and what makes buddha cry is that there are so many peons willing to praise the racket and
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#55
You mean the foundation that has literally lowered the rate of malaria in areas.
NCTraveler
Dec 2012
#89
yes i wish i had his cash but it does not make him evil---romney's money did not make him evil
dembotoz
Dec 2012
#60
no what he does with the money makes him evil. like promote privatization of education, cheap
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#61
he founded microsoft....blame the people who bought his product. they made him rich.
spanone
Dec 2012
#62
yes, somehow everything is always the peons' fault. that's why we must be punished -- by people
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#63
I don't really care how the rich use their personal money. What I care about is how they treat
jwirr
Dec 2012
#70
Have to hand it to him - top of the line all the way from competing at the WEF to his rental house.
riderinthestorm
Dec 2012
#75
NO, I don't. I don't have a single care in my body what he does with his money
LynneSin
Dec 2012
#84
I wouldn't mind if Windows wasn't the crappiest, suckiest, least stable piece of shit
Nye Bevan
Dec 2012
#91
Bloomberg's daughter competes in this sport, she said that people associate her wins with $$$
Liberal_in_LA
Dec 2012
#101