from repuke tax policies.

or Gulfstream jet. He just gave away 50B the other day for the same causes. Let's see Bezo's or Musk to one fucking thing to help people dying of hunger and disease World wide.

He could give away 116 billion dollars and he’d still be a billionaire!!! So what if he’s slightly less of an ass hole than someone else.

A couple weeks ago (Jun 27, 2025 I think)? And after pretty much taking over Venice with an obscene 3-day wedding extravaganza?

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office. They've done it to every Democratic president.

Don't throw out the babies with the bathwater; it's not all or nothing. While we don't want oligarchy, most billionaires want democracy.


Remember: Gates has credibility as a billionaire with Republicans. Also keep in mind that there are good billionaires as well as bad.

Michael Bloomberg, in 2024, was the largest philanthropic donor in America, giving away $3.7 billion. He also made a $1.8 billion pledge to Johns Hopkins University to make medical school tuition-free for some students and support financial aid for others.

George Soros focuses his philanthropy through the Open Society Foundations on promoting human rights and democracy, particularly in Eastern Europe.

Here are many more...
https://tfn.scot/lists/worlds-most-generous-billionaires-and-how-to-contact-them

... I see a number of schools, hospital, nature conservancy efforts with the names of Bill and Melinda, Buffet, Clinton's and a few others. It makes a difference here.

My own job is funded though the MasterCard Foundation.

USAID was on many more places and efforts, but that is quickly dwindling. Which is a huge shame.

Gates is right in his editorial. The US is making a huge mistake by doing away with USAID, one it will take decade to fix, if we ever can.

which worked on elections around the globe and eradicated Guinea Worm.

where he was still out there hammering into his 90s!

had done JACK FUCKING SHIT standing up to Trump about ending USAID which will KILL millions?

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up to Trump? Complaining about something ain’t shit. He knew what was in Project 2025. Why didn’t he do something then?
Also, I didn’t say anything about who he voted for.

Gates isn't setting around complaining as you put it,he puts his BILLIONS of $$$ into humanitarian aid and saving lives,something the GOP we know doesn't give JACK SHIT about doing.

Go ahead and hate the guy if you want........

on a billionaire who’s done jack shit to change the system that created billionaires. That he’s less of an asshole than another billionaire doesn’t change anything. It’s like praising the slave owner who set his slaves free in his will. He was still a slaveowner.

But doing that wouldn’t automatically make me a better or worse person. Sometimes, it’s more helpful to reflect on what we’re each able to give, rather than judging what someone else should be giving. It can lead to a broader, more constructive perspective.

Keep Speaking Out Bill Gates! Woo Hoo!

We need corporate leaders to speak out. People remain silent because they fear Krasnov, thank you Bill Gates for speaking the truth in a country full of lies.

We need church leaders to speak out, we need Pope Leo to speak out.

We should have done town halls that put faces to the harm the Big Ugly Death Bill is going to do, and now we have another Big Ugly Death Bill.

melinda and bill have donated a lot of money
to help our planet and people. sure he could have
paid more taxes which right now would go to line
krankov's pockets but no rockets and he is still
funding fusion development. more, much more
need to speak out and get louder!

"our own".

He has been more public service minded than the majority of billionaires (I credit his ex-wife for that), but he has still shown a lot of the typical traits of billionaires. He has become more sympathetic to our views as he has become the target of Right-wing conspiracy nonsense, but the rise of the Tech Bros is to be found on his doorstep. He was the first, and built his fortune on a monopoly that crushed his competitors when he was unable to simply buy them.

just more proof their "faith" is UTTER BULLSHIT

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But even if Gates wanted the company to do something, his influence is limited.

Even the CEO is held accountable to the board, and I don’t think the MS board is as corrupt as say Tesla’s where they basically are yes men and women to Elon.

And as American capitalism would have it, maximizing shareholder profit would likely win out, so we’re not going to see them jeopardizing government contracts. Microsoft saw what happens with Trump and the Jedi contract. They benefited that time, at Amazon’s loss, but next time could be very different.