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In reply to the discussion: The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is not as pure as it seems. [View all]handmade34
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big money should not be in private hands
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"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
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
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
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 supports education deform & the bono scam 'project red' which is tied into the gates post-
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#25
Rarely does too much money NOT lead to less than honorable dabblings. so, not surprised.
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2012
#9
I'm constantly amazed at people's constant amazement upon discovering that this a$$hole
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#11
Here's an easy start for you. Read up on Dr. DOS and Netscape. These are just two
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#21
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
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
No one is pure. I don't recall anyone saying the Gates are pure. But his foundation is saving lives.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#48
Haven't you noticed the trend? Larry Elison, the M$Apple gang of 5, Bezos, Cuban, Zuckerberg, Son,
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#22
I think the main focus here is on M$. 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
hopefully people are losing the blinders about things labeled 'philanthropy'. a long time coming.
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#27
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