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<em>And as a bonus, these are people with demonstrated success in their ventures...</em> And no experience in medicine, famine relief, climate science or any o
by sdenton4 11y ago
<em>And as a bonus, these are people with demonstrated success in their ventures...</em>
And no experience in medicine, famine relief, climate science or any of a hundred other areas.
And let's remember that plenty of billionaires are climate change deniers, sitting at the center of dysfunctional corporate hierarchies full of infighting, posturing, and suspect expense accounts.
- haberman 11y agoHonest question: do you think the world would be better off if 100% of the budget of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation went straight to the US Federal Government instead? Sure, Bill Gates didn't start off with that experience. But from what I have seen of the foundation, I believe they are more effective in bettering the world, dollar for dollar, than the US Government.
- vacri 11y agoThe Gates Foundation's purpose is "bettering the world". The US Government's purpose is "bettering the US". With that in mind, it's not particularly suprising that the Gates Foundation would be better at your given task.
- haberman 11y agoSo the complaint now is that the money is going to where it's most needed rather than to the US specifically? This argument is sounding less like an argument for justice and fairness and more like simple jealousy.