Bill Gates vows to give away 99 per cent of his fortune by 2045
Bill Gates vows to give away 99 per cent of his fortune by 2045
“I will give away virtually all my wealth”: The Microsoft billionaire has pledged his foundation will distribute $US200 billion over the next 20 years.
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Why not hate on the billionaires who aren't giving away billions of dollars?
Because he isn't doing anything either. He promised to get rid of it in 20 years.
First, he's a psychopath, I don't trust a word he says. Additionally, in 20 years he'll be almost 90. Aka huge chance he'll be actually dead of old age.
And last, you don't get to fuck the world for decades and then suddenly become a good person because you promise to stop being a shitstain in another 2 decades.
He's been consistently donating his wealth for years.
He's not saying he will do nothing foe 10 years
Then why does he have so much wealth? Donate more. Do more. Some isn't enough.
He literally said he is donating basically all of it, you chud.
Then do it. I'll believe it when I see it, chud.
He’s been doing it? And is still doing it? He’s donated about $100 billion so far?
Dumbass.
We do.
Being on lemmy.dbzer0.com I'm surprised your feed isn't covered in people demanding the removal of all billionaires. The existence of billionaires is the problem, not what they spend that money on or what percentage they donated.
“Billionaires shouldn’t exist” I definitely agree with. I think the production of billionaires is a problem. Focusing on the current existence of all the ones we have now won’t accomplish much sustainably and doesn’t prevent the problem in the future.
I’d really prefer the energy and focus went to better tax laws to prevent higher wealth gain; even if it’s just a start. Gates and other rich people have previously supported such changes.