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The Microsoft founder was speaking at a conference about his latest philanthropic push to end malaria, saying that it gets slighted in terms of funding because the ones with the checkbooks are typically men in wealthy countries.
'Our priorities are tilted by marketplace imperatives,' Gates explained.
He said that the way to fix the disparity is to address this 'flaw in the pure capitalistic approach.'
Daily Mail
Originally posted by boymonkey74
I like Bill and I agree with him, solving real problems in the world should be everyone's 1st option, It has shocked me male baldness gets more funding.
Originally posted by gladtobehere
Wait a second, ollncasino, you okay? How is this thread not about hating Moslems?
Originally posted by gladtobehere
I find it ironic that a guy like Bill Gates who is a proponent of Eugenics and population reduction is upset about "capitalism".
Originally posted by Freeborn
reply to post by ollncasino
I think he should be commended for trying to do something positive with the vast amount of money he has amassed - if only more of the wealthy elite were to do the same instead of hoarding the vast majority of their wealth.
Now I know the usual suspects will pigeon hole me as a damn, pinko, liberal commie for saying this but what really pisses me off is that we live in a society that allows such obscene fortunes to be amassed by individuals for their own personal use whilst so many go without.edit on 16/3/13 by Freeborn because: spelling
Originally posted by ollncasino
He has stated that he plans to give away 95% of his wealth. In other words, he isn't going to stop until he is down to his last $500 million.
Originally posted by ollncasino
Originally posted by boymonkey74
I like Bill and I agree with him, solving real problems in the world should be everyone's 1st option, It has shocked me male baldness gets more funding.
Don't get me wrong. Anyone else and I would be commending him. Unfortunately, I have spent so many hours cursing Windows that I find it hard to do anything but dislike the man.
Originally posted by andy1972
He should put his money where his mouth is, open his OWN research labs and find the cures the world needs.
Originally posted by andy1972
The once worlds richest man condemns capitalism....next week we'll have Hitelr condemning the worlds anti-semites.
What we all forget about his 28 billion dollar donations is that it is tax deductable.
He should put his money where his mouth is, open his OWN research labs and find the cures the world needs.
The Rockefeller Foundation’s Strengthening Food Security initiative includes AGRA, which was launched in 2006 in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. AGRA is an African-based and African-led organization charged with sustainably increasing the productivity and profitability of small-scale farms throughout Africa.
Promoting improved policies and building partnerships to develop the technological and institutional changes needed to achieve a Green Revolution