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Re:Billionaires extract wealth rather than create it by bickfordb on Thursday December 05, 2019 @11:25PM (#21719260)
Exactly which incredible products are you attributing to Mr. Gates? Gorilla.BAS in 1991?
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Re:Billionaires extract wealth rather than create it by Fezzik on Friday December 06, 2019 @12:44AM (#21719546)
Not products, but his philanthropy is second-to-none. Measuring his investments towards preventing malaria alone he has probably done more to save lives than any other single individual in history. Which sounds silly, but is the reality of the situation.
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Re:Billionaires extract wealth rather than create it by thrax on Friday December 06, 2019 @01:01AM (#21719600)
He's donated 5 percent of his wealth. Him and buffet are top of the billionaire giving pile at 3 and 5 %. that means 95% of their wealth is still tied up in service of further wealth extraction.
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