Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress does nuclear power push

Re:Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress d... by chmaynard on Saturday January 26, 2019 @04:43PM (#19008697)

Is this the way public policy is done now? Dueling billionaires throwing their money around? Gates can take his billions and shove them you know where.

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Re:Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress d... by abootstrapper on Saturday January 26, 2019 @04:45PM (#19008708)

Wait until you hear about lobbyists and super pacs!

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Re:Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress d... by max76 on Saturday January 26, 2019 @04:49PM (#19008729)

Throwing money around sounds like politics as usual. At least this policy seems to come genuine desire to help.

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Re:Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress d... by partiallypro on Saturday January 26, 2019 @05:22PM (#19008911)

A lot of billionaires in the past have done great things that have solved problems that government couldn't alone. I don't really see how this is a problem. I don't think Musk, Gates and Bezos are harming society as a whole by making big advancements in rocket tech, vaccines, etc for the benefit of humanity...while also making products that also benefit people across the globe.

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Re:Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress d... by cazum on Saturday January 26, 2019 @05:15PM (#19008876)

What do you mean "now"?

This is the way it's been done for decades.

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Re:Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress d... by jcaprani on Saturday January 26, 2019 @06:57PM (#19009393)

Centuries

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