Microsoft boss is the biggest donor in history

The Times (London) ^ | 1/25/2005 | Sam Lister

[KwasiOwusu]

TODAY’S donation pushes Bill Gates into an even more exalted position as the world’s biggest philanthropist.
The Gates foundation, which is worth $30 billion, (£17billion), is now the largest charity to have been created by a single benefactor or private company by a factor of three, following a previous $3 billion gift from its founder last July. Mr Gates has stated that he intends to give away 90 per cent of his fortune, which is currently valued at about $50 billion.



The causes to which he has channelled his wealth — global health inequalities, education programmes, public libraries and projects around his home town of Seattle — have changed dramatically because of his contributions.

To date, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation has been the largest recipient of his charity. His pledge today follows an initial $750 million grant in 1999, which was used to help to set up the organisation to support research and improve access to vaccines.

As well as saving an estimated 670,000 lives through vaccines, it has also helped to facilitate major breakthroughs on vaccines for diseases such as malaria, rotavirus and meningitis.

[Lost Highway]

Good for him. A fine example to us all.

[KwasiOwusu]

"have the gates' done anything comparable? "

Gates has already done more for the world at 50, than Carnegie did in his entire life. And there is vastly more to come.


"there are many city libraries in the united states without good computers""

True. And how many computers have you donated yourself so far?

[ken21]

why are you so defensive of bill gates?

do you, like bush 2000, work for bill?

bush 2000 called me a satanist.

[KwasiOwusu]

"Including paying for UN abortions...."

Yet another open source crazy and ABM (Anything But Micro softy) lunatic shows his snarly face.

The American government pays more money to the UN than anybody else, and some of that money is used by all UN agencies.
Why whine about Gates?

[KwasiOwusu]

"why are you so defensive of bill gates? "

Question you should be asking yourself is why this pathological, sick, hatred of Gates?

In case you are wondering, yeah its not normal.

[ken21]

look, this is a forum for discussion.

it is for name calling as you and bush2000 do.

bye.

[KwasiOwusu]

"it is for name calling as you and bush2000 do"

Look who's talking.

[N3WBI3]

He owns a bunch of MS stock so they can do no wrong when it comes to politics, technology, or aborting them brown thrid world babies..

[ShadowAce]

Look who's talking.

??? Where did ken21 call you or anyone else a name?

[zeugma]

it's not necessary for the communists to take the foundation over. Take a good look at what is being contributed to. Sure, a few are decent, but the majority are your typical leftist causes.

remember folks, using windows is another vote for victim disarmament...

[N3WBI3]

Hey Ill complain about the US government paying to kill babies as well, wanna hear it ping me to a thread about it. This thread was about gates and his wonderful record. what was left out was how many babies are dead because of him (probably as many that have been vacinated).

Youre the one going off topic, and attacking people here. This thread had nothing to do with software, microsoft, or the American government yet you brought all those things up to ignore the fact bill kills brown babies..

[KwasiOwusu]

"He owns a bunch of MS stock so they can do no wrong when it comes to politics, technology, or aborting them brown thrid world babies.."

You keep getting more pathetic every single day.
Why don't you go find something more useful to do that spend all your energy finding out new ways to hate Microsoft every day of your life?
You are beginning to sound like a broken record.

[N3WBI3]

You keep getting more pathetic every single day.

Do you own microsoft stock?

When have you ever been critical publically of anything he has done (hell in this thread alone you ignore his killing of babies)

You are beginning to sound like a broken record.

Now coming from you thats funny! I posted a point that not all his contribution are bread and medication and you go to your usual 'he's an open source crazy' post..

[zeugma]

KwasiOwusu is the most blatant kneepadder for the Gates empire on this board. Not even the brass buzzard was as unthinkingly solitious.

[ken21]

thanks.

there's something wrong with people who cannot DISCUSS issues,

is-ues, as rush says!

bush2000, another bill gates supporter, called me a "satanist"--a bit extreme.

i've got to get to work.

[KwasiOwusu]

"This thread was about gates and his wonderful record. what was left out was how many babies are dead because of him (probably as many that have been vacinated). "

Give me the figures for babies that have been killed directly because of any work Bill Gates has ever done in Africa.
Plus the proof that these babies will be alive but for Gates.
Do that quickly will you?
And remember I come from Africa myself, I an easily take your lies apart.

"Youre the one going off topic, and attacking people here"

I started this thread.
It was you that went off topic with your very first virulent anti-Gates post.
You start attacking,you get taken apart.
Its that simple.

"This thread had nothing to do with software, Microsoft, or the American government "

This thread has everything to do with software.
In case you didn't realize it, its Microsoft software that gave Gates all the money to do these greats works.

BTW,I didn't introduce software in this thread, your open source crazy pal did in post # 13.
Read up.

[KwasiOwusu]

"Do you own microsoft stock?"

Is it a crime to own stock in America now?
Hey, Hanoi John Kerry lost.
President Bush is still in power.
Its perfectly legal to own stock.


"When have you ever been critical publically of anything he has done (hell in this thread alone you ignore his killing of babies)"

Why on earth should I be critical of Gates saving 670,000 lives in Africa?
Again show me when and where (plus pictures" of Gates actually killing these babies you keep screaming about.

"I posted a point that not all his contribution are bread and medication and you go to your usual 'he's an open source crazy' post"

You are an open source crazy and a Gates-hating lunatic,with an instinctive knee jerk "attack Microsoft at all costs", self-destructice, nature.
You need treatment.


"

[68 grunt]

I suggest, for your own health, you try settle down. Your thin skin and insults are tedious, and you do your cause, and Mr Gates no good.

[KwasiOwusu]

"KwasiOwusu is the most blatant kneepadder for the Gates empire on this board. Not even the brass buzzard was as unthinkingly solitious"

Typical rubbish from a typically empty headed open source moron.
Its about time someone took on the nonsense that the open source hordes continue to spew out.
Of course you clowns are going to come up with funny name-calling like "kneepader" for anyone that calls you out.
But hey,we are dealing with a bunch of commies here.
What do you expect?

[Petronski]

UN POPULATION FUND RECEIVES $57 MIL FROM GATES

NEW YORK, Apr 5 2000 (LSN.ca) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced yesterday a $57 million (US) grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. While the grant is reportedly to fight AIDS among African youth, UNFPA will use the funds for its reproductive health - abortion - agenda as well.

The Foundation is funding a five-year initiative to expand national campaigns in Botswana, Ghana, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania that will educate youth about preventing HIV/AIDS and ensure that they can protect themselves. The government of each country, in partnership with UNFPA, and two United States-based international non-governmental organizations, PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) and Pathfinder International as well as local groups will implement the programmes. As per UNFPA standards, the program will include graphic sex-education and condom promotion among youth.

"Efforts will vary in each country according to local conditions, but all will include education programmes in both rural and urban areas, peer counselling for young people in and out of school, accessible reproductive health services (provided in youth centres, for example), and job training for disadvantaged youth," says the UNFPA release.

The UNFPA is known for its ruthless disregard for Third World nation's' sovereignty, cultural traditions and religious beliefs in its pursuit of world-wide de-population to protect western interests. Gates' and his Microsoft corporation have just received unusually strong condemnation from judge Thomas Jackson for the company's "predatory" tactics and bullying of competitors to protect its monopoly position. Observers comment it appears that UNFPA and Microsoft are a good fit.