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HiPointDem

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52. i'm talking about his income, not his capital. typically we don't measure our spending against our
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 10:04 AM
Dec 2012

savings account, but against our income.

does he make $40,000,000,000 a year?

Must be nice to be that rich peacebird Dec 2012 #1
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
Big deal... pipoman Dec 2012 #3
we can always count on lots of people defending the poor misunderstood rich. No, pointing out HiPointDem Dec 2012 #6
What does that theKed Dec 2012 #13
Ann Romney in training.. undeterred Dec 2012 #4
So what. madaboutharry Dec 2012 #5
another defender of the defenseless rich. what would they do without you guys? HiPointDem Dec 2012 #8
What does that theKed Dec 2012 #14
you must have missed this part: HiPointDem Dec 2012 #16
No...no, i saw it theKed Dec 2012 #38
bill gates' political activities disguised as philanthropy are why his spending habits are fair game HiPointDem Dec 2012 #43
Bill Gates' theKed Dec 2012 #48
lol. i do, though. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #49
+1.... KoKo Dec 2012 #59
+++1 Good Work, HiPoint! nt patrice Dec 2012 #85
I've never met a person who wasnt Shivering Jemmy Dec 2012 #23
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
Hard to see how renting a house is inflicting creepy ideas AlexSatan Dec 2012 #66
Gates donates billions to real charities! I am ok with it! Logical Dec 2012 #109
The Daily Mail is not a Murdock rag. No association. None. Melinda Dec 2012 #87
Well, you know, we have to groom the next generation of the corporate oligarchy. Selatius Dec 2012 #7
Trump's daughter Ivanka is already chugging the Laissez-Fail kook-aid. HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #35
That's tragic. Selatius Dec 2012 #50
As apposed to what? Separation Dec 2012 #9
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
From the other 2/3 of his wealth?... SidDithers Dec 2012 #15
This made me laugh. vi5 Dec 2012 #19
I now understand his concern about the state of American education. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #24
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
nope, 5%. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #39
You are right. The $1.5 billion per year figure is still good. nt hack89 Dec 2012 #40
i never denied that bill 'gave' a couple of Billion a year; i explicitly state that, in fact. but HiPointDem Dec 2012 #46
What? AlexSatan Dec 2012 #68
"More billionaires join Buffett-Gates charity initiative" hack89 Dec 2012 #42
yes, more billionaires to fund education deform, cheap labor and patented control of food and HiPointDem Dec 2012 #47
It's a totally fake foundation duffyduff Dec 2012 #76
Facts matter AlexSatan Dec 2012 #67
Whatta guy duffyduff Dec 2012 #78
Lots of folks benefiting from his health philanthropy AlexSatan Dec 2012 #81
+1. That's funny. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #83
BOOM TISS.... vaht? dionysus Dec 2012 #93
Math is fun Separation Dec 2012 #22
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
Extremely important point - Bill Gates gave away NOTHING. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #95
+1 88mph Dec 2012 #45
It is obvious this is a personal thing for you and nothing to do with logic! Logical Dec 2012 #110
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
That's pocket change to most of us. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #17
"pocket change" only if his yearly income is something like 30 billion. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #28
How do you figure? MrSlayer Dec 2012 #41
Dime... SidDithers Dec 2012 #44
i'm talking about his income, not his capital. typically we don't measure our spending against our HiPointDem Dec 2012 #52
Any way you measure it, it's an insignificant amount to him. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #97
Whatever.... vi5 Dec 2012 #18
Bill Gates funds more crap than the kochs because he has more money. He's the biggest funder HiPointDem Dec 2012 #26
Not because he's evil. YellowRubberDuckie Dec 2012 #103
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 around ten million each, Separation Dec 2012 #27
his kids will get control of his foundations (& their own trusts/foundation), guaranteed jobs HiPointDem Dec 2012 #30
Not to mention a cheap labor/job offshore outsourcing supporter. HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #33
I forgot that! one of the biggest pushers of cheap labor in the country. "Cheap Labor Bill". HiPointDem Dec 2012 #34
that's just walking around money for Bill bigtree Dec 2012 #29
I'll take Bill Gates over Steve Jobs any day of the week. frustrated_lefty Dec 2012 #36
It sounds to me like gollygee Dec 2012 #51
he certainly could, but that's what the tax-free foundation is for. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #53
They always have some racket gollygee Dec 2012 #54
yes, and what makes buddha cry is that there are so many peons willing to praise the racket and HiPointDem Dec 2012 #55
Could it be theKed Dec 2012 #65
You mean the foundation that has literally lowered the rate of malaria in areas. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #89
Good Freddie Stubbs Dec 2012 #56
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #58
I find it disgusting Marrah_G Dec 2012 #57
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
Yes, him renting that house is punishing us AlexSatan Dec 2012 #73
Workers built Microsoft. He took the profits. n/t leftstreet Dec 2012 #71
I guess his 15-year-old doesn't have a social conscience either. Coyotl Dec 2012 #64
Pocket change to 1%ers. 99Forever Dec 2012 #69
Yep, you get it. nt laundry_queen Dec 2012 #74
um no, pocket change to the .01% Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #90
I don't really care how the rich use their personal money. What I care about is how they treat jwirr Dec 2012 #70
This can be overlooked given all the humanitarian work he does. tarheelsunc Dec 2012 #72
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
It's his money and his child qanda Dec 2012 #77
So? Bill Gates has been generous to his donations to various causes LynneSin Dec 2012 #79
You SHOULD "give a shit" how he spends "his" money duffyduff Dec 2012 #82
NO, I don't. I don't have a single care in my body what he does with his money LynneSin Dec 2012 #84
Breaking news: Bill Gates is really rich. nt geek tragedy Dec 2012 #80
Because Bill and Melinda Gates attempt to do some good in the world TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #86
What good has this guy done? JackRiddler Dec 2012 #96
He's just about wiped out Polio worldwide? YellowRubberDuckie Dec 2012 #104
Good for him. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #105
Hmmm... YellowRubberDuckie Dec 2012 #116
I agree. At least they give a lot to charity. democrattotheend Dec 2012 #108
It's their money they have a right to spend it arthritisR_US Dec 2012 #88
I wouldn't mind if Windows wasn't the crappiest, suckiest, least stable piece of shit Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #91
so true dufan_from_tx582 Dec 2012 #94
Long as he paid his taxes, what's the beef? Iggo Dec 2012 #92
Isn't a billionaire spending money a good thing? DesMoinesDem Dec 2012 #99
Bloomberg's daughter competes in this sport, she said that people associate her wins with $$$ Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #101
He's given away BILLIONS. YellowRubberDuckie Dec 2012 #102
No he hasn't. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #106
And the foundation has given away billions. Prove it hasn't. Logical Dec 2012 #111
I have a friend who got a grant from them democrattotheend Dec 2012 #112
Thanks for this info! Logical Dec 2012 #113
Sure - for privatizing US schools. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #115
Gates is hit and miss.. leftlibdem420 Dec 2012 #107
Damn. Marinedem Dec 2012 #114
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