Faux generosity: How Bill Gates bought his power and influence
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Faux generosity: How Bill Gates bought his power and influence
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Re: Faux generosity: How Bill Gates bought his power and influence
#2This is such a propaganda piece...
Re: Faux generosity: How Bill Gates bought his power and influence
#3>if Gates is so committed to giving his money away, why does he keep getting richer?
>he should not be viewed as a hero. All billionaires should be viewed as sick in the head.
Is this really worth posting on HN? Sounds like a great way to disencentivize philanthropy, reminding me yet again of https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/07/29/against-against-billio...
Re: Faux generosity: How Bill Gates bought his power and influence
#4Rich people get rich (outside of criminals) by enriching the lives of others through voluntary trade. Get over it.
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#5Mint Press is known for publishing copy for Sputnik and Russia Today. This isn't newsworthy nor does it belong on HN.
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#6The only problem I have with the very wealthy is their influence on government that the average person doesn't have. They can afford teams of lobbyists to pitch support to provide loopholes to make themselves more wealthy. They can influence elections through large donations to PACS that favor the wealthy.
Other than this, I really don't care how much money they have.
Re: Faux generosity: How Bill Gates bought his power and influence
#7Rich people get rich (outside of criminals) by enriching the lives of others through voluntary trade. Get over it.
Oh yeah, I mean Gates fostered so much voluntary trade that his company faced the largest antitrust suit in US history.
Super voluntary.
Re: Faux generosity: How Bill Gates bought his power and influence
#8I don't see how this is relevant to HN. Just because it's a story about someone related to technology doesn't mean the story has anything to do with anything but politics.
Re: Faux generosity: How Bill Gates bought his power and influence
#9Rich people get rich (outside of criminals) by enriching the lives of others through voluntary trade. Get over it.
Oh yeah, I mean Gates fostered so much voluntary trade that his company faced the largest antitrust suit in US history. Super voluntary.
He did say outside of criminals. Underhanded practices to remove competition is illegal
Re: Faux generosity: How Bill Gates bought his power and influence
#10I don't believe Bill Gates has all this money on hand. He'd have to sell massive amounts of shares to actually hold his wealth. Wouldn't selling his shares to actually obtain that wealth damage the businesses for which the shares are for?