Bill Gates—putting his money where his mouth is

[butters]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...pc=U531&cvid=c58499730b24454db75f420816b6ad35

Philanthropist Bill Gates is donating $20B of his own money to the foundation so it may increase its annual spending to help more people. Last month saw Warren Buffet donate $3.1B, and Gates is encouraging more of the super wealthy to add to this.

According to the United Nations Development Program, 71 million people have been pushed into poverty since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, mainly due to food and energy price surges. Households in the Balkans, the Caspian Sea region and Sub-Saharan Africa have been hit particularly hard. The U.N. World Food Program reports that the number of acutely hungry people is now 345 million, up 25% since the start of the war in Ukraine.

“Despite huge global setbacks in the past few years, I see incredible heroism and sacrifice all over the world and I believe progress is possible,” Bill Gates, the foundation’s co-chair, said in a statement. “But the great crises of our time require all of us to do more… I hope by giving more, we can mitigate some of the suffering people are facing right now and help fulfill the foundation’s vision to give every person the chance to live a healthy and productive life.”

 

[butters]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...sedgntp&cvid=2d69d9b88e9f443ba4342b3aad4ab7d6

Gates pledging he'll donate almost all of his $113B

“As I look to the future, I plan to give virtually all of my wealth to the foundation. I will move down and eventually off of the list of the world’s richest people.”
The foundation’s efforts include fighting disease and poverty across the globe, including by helping to support the Guardian’s Global Development series.

“I have an obligation to return my resources to society in ways that have the greatest impact for reducing suffering and improving lives,” said Gates, whom Bloomberg reports is worth approximately $113bn. “And I hope others in positions of great wealth and privilege will step up in this moment too.”

i don't see there'll be many joining him, but the idea of him using his wealth for philanthropic purposes warms my cockles.

 

[rockcasbah]

Butters cockles are warmed by Gates Epstein days and cheating ways.

(No surprise)

Melinda Gates felt differently.

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/20...o-bill-gates-divorce-gayle-king-interview/amp

 

[domroger]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...sedgntp&cvid=2d69d9b88e9f443ba4342b3aad4ab7d6

Gates pledging he'll donate almost all of his $113B



i don't see there'll be many joining him, but the idea of him using his wealth for philanthropic purposes warms my cockles.

Just had a thought,women don't have cockles unless you mean seafood.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Nice of Gates to do this and make sure the world knows. Some billionaires are more low key about their philanthropy.

https://givingpledge.org/pledger?pledgerId=192

 

[butters]

Just had a thought,women don't have cockles unless you mean seafood.

the cockles of my heart, silly

warm the cockles of one's heart Gratify one, make one feel good, as in It warms the cockles of my heart to see them getting along so well. This expression uses a corruption of the Latin name for the heart's ventricles, cochleae cordis. {Second half of 1600s}

 

[domroger]

the cockles of my heart, silly

My heavy handed attempt at comedy fails again

 

[rockcasbah]

My heavy handed attempt at comedy fails again

Don’t joke about The Butters.

Especially her cockles.