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Personally, I just see that we're in a world where super-elites decide when and how to allocate resources. Many don't have a right to life, except to the extent
by calibraxis 13y ago
Personally, I just see that we're in a world where super-elites decide when and how to allocate resources. Many don't have a right to life, except to the extent that it fits in a framework acceptable to elites.
For instance, with healthcare, Gates explicitly supports intellectual property regimes, like medical patents. This is in keeping with his decades-long ideologies, and vital to how he went beyond his wealthy parents. (http://newint.org/features/2012/04/01/bill-gates-charitable-giving-ethics/ http://newint.org/features/2012/04/01/bill-gates-charitable-...)
Or with education, helping push privatized schools. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation#Criticism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundati...)
I'm not really discussing Gates himself. (Despite him putting his name in the forefront of his actions and press releases.) I imagine his charity is far better than how the Koch brothers allocate their wealth. Rather, these points apply to depending on the benevolence of elites in general.