Re:Rain ruins one of Norway’s richest men
by indigodaddy on Sunday September 16, 2018 @08:03AM
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Bill Gates is worth ~96B as of September 1st, according to Forbes. A report from last August noted he had so far donated ~50B. So, you would profess that the resultant effect on your employment market from Gates' donations has negatively impacted your salary by more than 50%? That sounds like a preposterous claim, but obviously one that cannot be proven.
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Re:Rain ruins one of Norway’s richest men
by toxik on Sunday September 16, 2018 @09:16AM
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Meaningless relative comparison, and you know that.
Re:Rain ruins one of Norway’s richest men
by indigodaddy on Sunday September 16, 2018 @12:06PM
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Point is, that in relative terms, Gates' donations absolutely _don't_ cost OP more than they do Gates.
Re:Rain ruins one of Norway’s richest men
by jondubois on Sunday September 16, 2018 @06:57PM
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As a software developer who works in Europe, a large proportion of my colleagues come from developing countries and they have a great work ethic, so it doesn't seem that far-fetched that the added competition would have a significant negative impact on wages in my industry across Europe.
I agree that it's very complex though and we can't really measure how much Bill Gates' philanthropy may have contributed towards this trend.
I just wanted to point out that good things tend to have negative unintended side effects. For every deal, there is always a winner and a loser.