AMA: Bill Gates

Re:AMA: Bill Gates by rchaud on Monday February 25, 2019 @03:32PM (#19249163)

Buffett has been beating the "higher taxes for rich people" drum at least since the 2008 recession, maybe longer. He won't actually open his wallet to push for these policies mind you. That would be a bridge too far.

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Re:AMA: Bill Gates by fgonzag on Monday February 25, 2019 @07:37PM (#19250977)

Are you really saying the billionares who pledged more than 90% of their wealth to charity, and will "only" leave their kids 10 million dollars isn't backing up what he says?

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Re:AMA: Bill Gates by kome on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @02:40AM (#19252646)

charity is part of the problem, and not part of the solutions.

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Re:AMA: Bill Gates by batmenace on Monday February 25, 2019 @04:52PM (#19249817)

It's not like you just send the government more money if you feel like they should tax more... People like Buffet and Gates donate so much in part because they believe that wealth should be redistributed better than the government currently does

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Re:AMA: Bill Gates by simonh on Monday February 25, 2019 @05:17PM (#19250006)

Would his money be better spent lobbying politicians largely by swelling their campaign war chests, or directly funding charitable causes?

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