Why are people not protesting ? Businesses should stop buying Microsoft licenses and that should force Microsoft to remove bill gates completely from the company. Same should be done with Musk, trump etc.

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    8 hours ago

    His “propoganda” helped people, saved millions from death or suffering. If you think my statement was false then who do you believe is the best out of all the billionaires?

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        Her entire networth is less than a fifth of the amount that Bill Gates has donated, her donations are 1/10th, and her philanthropy is a part of the Giving Pledge that Gates created.

        Almost all of her donations were exclusively US based and focused charities unlike how the Gates Foundation helps the worlds most vulnerable peoples.

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          Gates does not donate. He makes conditional investments through a charitable vehicle. He is totally in control of his donations investments.

          MacKenzie Scott has donated billions more than Gates because her money was actually given away.

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            The average lifespan in Africa increased by 12 years as a direct result of the Gates Foundation. It’s a core founding member of Gavi which has vaccinated over a billion children around the globe, its likely to have singlehandedly eradicated entire strains of disease.

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                  donating money is not an indicator of goodwill. I donate money to reimburse on taxes too.

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                  Correct. Let’s take your Gavi example.

                  The Gates Foundation holds a permanent seat on Gavi’s Board of Directors. That means a representative from the Gates Foundation participates in Gavi’s governance.

                  Jaime Sepúlveda, a former leader at the Gates Foundation, served as vice-chair of Gavi’s Board and Chair of its Executive Committee.

                  Gates money buys control.

                  It is not a donation.

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                    He gave them money

                    They spent the money to vaccinate 1 billion children

                    That’s what fucking charity is

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      No billionaire is the best, they should all disappear. Gates, through his tenure at the foundation, delayed anti-malaria research for a decade because he sponsored his cronies instead of distributing broadly. Furthermore, his foundation accomplished good in spite of him, not through him.