It's thier money. I wish they would spend more here but it's still thier money.
Is anyone sure that it really their money?
"It's thier money. I wish they would spend more here but it's still thier money."
Gates and Microsoft have made many people a lot of money and have done a lot for our economy.
However, I've noticed a trend with his donations. He helps people who for some reason cannot help themselves.
Gates wasn't handed a fortune from which he made a larger fortune. He made himself rich.
He donates money to schools, and to people in third world nations, but I don't see him donating to causes that help people who could reasonable help themselves.
It is just silly to compare Gates with these other two.
My hunch is that if the author of this piece actaully sat down to discuss DDT with Gates, he'd get an education on not just the history and political problems surrounding it, but also on the chemical effects of it, and computer models of how expected impact in Africa without the poltical issues.
Gates is about as studied on his philanthropy efforts as any bazillionaire in history.
He isn't throwing fortunes down the toilet to UN beurocracies or to domestic political grudges.
He appears to be doing his best to use his fortune to alleviate what he sees as the most tragic part of humanity today - the disparity in health between rich and poor nations.
Gates should be commended for his efforts and hailed as the greatest philanthropist of our time...Because frankly, nobody else comes close to his level of giving, and independent analysis of how to use a fortune for effective philanthropy.