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Re:AMA: Bill Gates by trophycase on Monday February 25, 2019 @03:54PM (#19249361)
Funny how we complain that politicians are bought but the former richest man in the world apparently can't figure out how to use his massive fortune to influence policy.
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Re:AMA: Bill Gates by anoncake on Monday February 25, 2019 @04:00PM (#19249417)
It's not like he were the only billionaire to bid for influence.
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Re:AMA: Bill Gates by radiator on Monday February 25, 2019 @04:00PM (#19249421)
Could it be that he never really was the richest, or far from it?
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Re:AMA: Bill Gates by misterprime on Monday February 25, 2019 @05:10PM (#19249950)
I have heard that people spend a lot of money keeping their wealth secret. The Panama Papers leak seemed to shed a lot of light on that.

"Worlds richest person" should actually be read "Worlds richest [publicly wealthy] person" I suppose.

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