Didn't he say this a decade ago and is now more rich than he was back then?
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Cool, give me some you weird old cuck.
To his charity? Oh Bill, you shouldn’t have. Go fucking die billionaire scum…
To his kids and their charities? Reminder that Bill gates is every bit as exploitative and evil, he didn’t become a billionaire by paying fair wages. This is all PR to try and save his reputation as everyone turns on billionaires. Like buffet, he just shuffles his money to his kids and calls it charity
Ikr fuck this guy.
Can we quit running billionaire's PR campaigns for them? These people are not our friends, and giving back a portion of what they stole (always in the most public way) doesn't change that
Still leaves him with just over $1 billion, enough for his great great grandchildren to live comfortably forever. Don’t be fooled, this is about tax breaks, not charity. Once you have over a billion in wealth, you’ve won the game of life. There’s nothing you can’t buy, there’s nothing you can do.
Don’t be fooled, this is about tax breaks, not charity.
And don't forget, this is about laundering reputation. Hence the whole "in 20 years" crap.
Once you have over a billion in wealth, you’ve won the game of life.
More like the game of 100 lives. I'm using $10m as a gross estimation for what a person living comfortably needs to spend throughout their whole life. Sure it varies by country and other factors, but this amount should more than cover a lifestyle in which you literally don't need to worry about a thing. No need for sketchy investments either: just stuff it in a deposit and you could live off the interest alone, but that's assuming you have all the money at once.
Truly a financial genius to give up 99% of his wealth for tax breaks...
I figure he donates to his own charity and still has a lot of control over the money either way.
I wonder what thatd look like on his taxes.
Is it really about tax breaks, when the US doesn't have a wealth tax? Would it prevent his children from dealing with inheritance tax?
Don't give it away.
If you really want to help people, buy media, buy politicans and get REAL change that will actually last.
You giving money to random charities does fuck all, except give you tax breaks.
We need change in the political system so that we don't need fucking charities for basic needs.
If you really want to help people, buy media, buy politicans and get REAL change that will actually last.
Did he stutter?
He does give money to politicians and the Gates Foundation does as well:
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