Is the new Zuckerberg fake charity an estate tax avoidance scheme?

Re:Is the new Zuckerberg fake charity an estate tax avoidanc... by sdenton4 on Thursday December 03, 2015 @11:56PM (#10674735)

<em>And as a bonus, these are people with demonstrated success in their ventures...</em>

And no experience in medicine, famine relief, climate science or any of a hundred other areas.

And let's remember that plenty of billionaires are climate change deniers, sitting at the center of dysfunctional corporate hierarchies full of infighting, posturing, and suspect expense accounts.

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Re:Is the new Zuckerberg fake charity an estate tax avoidanc... by haberman on Friday December 04, 2015 @12:03AM (#10674754)

Honest question: do you think the world would be better off if 100% of the budget of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation went straight to the US Federal Government instead?

Sure, Bill Gates didn't start off with that experience. But from what I have seen of the foundation, I believe they are more effective in bettering the world, dollar for dollar, than the US Government.

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Re:Is the new Zuckerberg fake charity an estate tax avoidanc... by vacri on Friday December 04, 2015 @12:54AM (#10674910)

The Gates Foundation's purpose is "bettering the world". The US Government's purpose is "bettering the US". With that in mind, it's not particularly suprising that the Gates Foundation would be better at your given task.

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Re:Is the new Zuckerberg fake charity an estate tax avoidanc... by haberman on Friday December 04, 2015 @02:11AM (#10675096)

So the complaint now is that the money is going to where it's most needed rather than to the US specifically? This argument is sounding less like an argument for justice and fairness and more like simple jealousy.

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