Always have. This isn’t a new concept, and their reputation laundering philanthorpism does not come close to countering the harm they and their foundation are still doing.
Hasn’t he been redistributing wealth properly?
For starters, holding around a hundred billion is hardly redistributing. That’s still hoarding.
It’s a nice gesture and better than nothing, but having been properly taxed, so governments could fund programs for their people would have been even better
Why do you hate Bill Gates now? Hasn’t he been redistributing wealth properly?
You’re falling for his PR strategy, he’s not a good guy.
Always have. This isn’t a new concept, and their
reputation launderingphilanthorpism does not come close to countering the harm they and their foundation are still doing.For starters, holding around a hundred billion is hardly redistributing. That’s still hoarding.
I don’t have time right now to find that short-list of critiques @davel@lemmy.ml has, but in the mean time, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthrocapitalism is a good diving board, combined with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates_Foundation#Criticism
It’s a nice gesture and better than nothing, but having been properly taxed, so governments could fund programs for their people would have been even better
So he has the same amount of wealth as the median person now?
Until he stops being rich he’s part of them
He said openly in the '90s that he wants “to own the entire world.” That clearly hasn’t changed.
Also, I’ve hated him since the '90s because of who he is.
A lot of things, but I suppose being a partaker of the Slaaneshi Shenaniganstm at Epstein’s island could be pretty near the top.
mostly the sexual assault and antitrust practices