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Spending money on charity is good, and people should be free to spend it as they please, but if the aim is to help as many people as possible, perhaps consultin
by Ar-Curunir 12y ago
Spending money on charity is good, and people should be free to spend it as they please, but if the aim is to help as many people as possible, perhaps consulting experts so that the money can be spent fro maximal effectiveness would be better.
- morgante 12y agoAgreed. In fact, that's actually one of the things these critics are attacking: that the Gates foundation employs extensive effectiveness analysis and channels the majority of funds towards treatments which save the largest number of lives.
- rixon 12y agoThe Gates certainly have done their homework, and I believe that this is an understood issue, but they only have so many resources, and want to work on a particular set of goals. I used to really dislike Bill Gates, Microsoft, and all that he stood for. I heard of his charity, thought "hey that's nice" but that was about it. Then, I saw him on Charlie Rose, and everything changed. He answers a lot of questions about the health care issue of impoverished nations, and shows a great deal of understanding of the problems they're dealing with, and what will happen when they do what they can. http://charlierose.com/watch/60331104 http://charlierose.com/watch/60331104