Why is Bill Gates buying so much land across the US?

[mayfly13]

especially given that the World is on the brink of famine
farmers worldwide are on the brink of bankruptcy

Chobham touched upon it in an excellent mini-essay in LupusDei's thread
was hoping he & more people might continue commenting on this & the other ideas

 

[ll74]

Because his foundation is big on feeding the world

 

[Rightguide]

Gates doesn't like what we eat and is no doubt attempting to either tie up farmland in order to take it out of production for some anti-meat reason or some other motive serving his ideology.

 

[mayfly13]

His chipped 5g zombie armies need somewhere to graze before harvest.

no, it's not conspiracy theory.

Bill Gates is now the biggest farm-land owner in the US, and still acquiring.

Don't you find it bizarre and outrageous, when farmers are losing their livelihoods? The US isn't a third world country.

 

[mayfly13]

It’s getting there!

I have a number of Hollywood Actor Friends who believe Bill Gates is using 5g to track black people for elimination.

So, who knows?

Gates is an old Epstein hanger-on, remember.

your sarcasm makes you look stupid, because it showcases your ignorance. ill74 style.
I bet you never heard of Vandana Shiva, or the plight of Indian, Dutch and Australasian farmers.

 

[ll74]

Valid question, but the answers mirror some of the same reasons I invest in real estate (on a much more minute scale of course). Having worked as an assistant to three billionaires thus far, two of them in real estate, I feel confident suggesting that ultra high net worth individuals want to continue building wealth and RE is a great way to do it. So, why is Bill doing it? Maybe:

1)In contrast with the stock market, real estate can generally be much less volatile
2)Longer term holding of such assets (that can ride out any market volatility that does occur)
3)Property values rise and fall during market cycles, but they tend to appreciate over time, so more opportunity for gains
4)Because he can

No conspiracy theories to offer on this one. It's just business on the billionaire level.

He's openly stated that he wants to give his money away. He's not buying farmland for profit.

 

[butters]

especially given that the World is on the brink of famine
farmers worldwide are on the brink of bankruptcy

most likely agri-tech & super-crops, to continue philanthropic work he is famous for

In January 2021, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched Gates Ag One, a non-profitable charitable firm. It will help farmers in developing countries access Agri-Tech, improved farming tools, learn how to maximize yield better and better adapt to climate change.

Super-Crops​

Gate's hefty investment in American farmland may also be tied to his interests in developing super-crops. Super-crops are genetically modified seeds, crops and livestock to maximize as much yield as possible.

For example, seeds are being genetically designed to grow in near non-arable and hostile soil conditions.

The advancements in super-crop technology will create better agriculture yield, combat food insecurity and financially protect farmers in developing countries who are always one bad crop season away from financial ruin.

those assigning his land acquisitions nefarious aims are most likely those large corporate owners who are in direct competition over the land... their own intended purposes aren't likely to be the same as his.
https://landincome.com/blog/why-bill-gates-is-buying-farmland

i have no interest in any ishtard posts

 

[ll74]

Sure he is. It's profit that he will give away, as the founder and member of the Giving Pledge. The ultra rich are often quite charitable, and that sometimes drives them to build more, especially in Gates' case. He's not about to sit on his rear and stop netting gains that will ultimately benefit the planet.

I'm aligned with butters. He's buying it up for r&d and production

 

[butters]

Valid question, but the answers mirror some of the same reasons I invest in real estate (on a much more minute scale of course). Having worked as an assistant to three billionaires thus far, two of them in real estate, I feel confident suggesting that ultra high net worth individuals want to continue building wealth and RE is a great way to do it. So, why is Bill doing it? Maybe:

1)In contrast with the stock market, real estate can generally be much less volatile
2)Longer term holding of such assets (that can ride out any market volatility that does occur)
3)Property values rise and fall during market cycles, but they tend to appreciate over time, so more opportunity for gains
4)Because he can

No conspiracy theories to offer on this one. It's just business on the billionaire level.

you could be right, but given his history of genuinely philanthropic works, there's likely more to it than this.

If he's doing it to 'build wealth', then his aims to divest himself of wealth only make sense if he uses the wealth realised from any selling of RE to put into the hands of others.

 

[iso36]

your sarcasm makes you look stupid, because it showcases your ignorance. ill74 style.
I bet you never heard of Vandana Shiva, or the plight of Indian, Dutch and Australasian farmers.

Sorry. I’m just not smart like you and Butters.

 

[water_moutina]

Cause bill gates wants to build gates

 

[ll74]

I’m just not smart.

 

[mayfly13]

Cause bill gates wants to build gates

well, at least that was funny.

I find nothing more irritating than ignorant or humorless people who think they are witty and smart.
I don't know jack shit about Geopolitics, but at least I admit it to myself


Have fun

 

[butters]

Cause bill gates wants to build gates

there's a stupid

 

[mayfly13]

butters


so you want us to read the article you graciously C&Ped,
, paraphrase it's main points
and then explain why we think "butters was right. Bill Gates good, Ish stupid."

Why don't you do it for us instead?

 

[LincolnDuncan]

“Buy land, they're not making it anymore.”​

― Mark Twain

 

[mayfly13]

“Buy land, they're not making it anymore.”​

― Mark Twain

so you people stole Natives' lands

and are now happy with transferring them
into the hands of the likes of Bill Gates and Ted Turner

 

[butters]

so you want us to read the article you graciously C&Ped,
, paraphrase it's main points and then write here
"butters was right. Bill Gates good, Ish stupid."

Why don't you do it for us instead?

it's a much longer article than many want to spend time reading, so the link is there for those who wish to do so. C&P-ing the main points does the job and adds clarity, whereas paraphrasing in a potentially less succinct way can muddy comprehension for the reader. The C&P'd portions address your points and may encourage others to read deeper... seems you're not interested in that but would rather listen to the waffling of a poster most have on ignore.

my posts are for those who find any value or interest in them. they're clearly of no value to you, hashtag.

let me paraphrase: you're a lost cause, stupid

 

[mayfly13]

Bill Gates DESTROYED part of India's ecosystem,
with his fertilisers that destroyed the underwaters
GMO corn - focused fertilisers that destroyed the other crops.

He also mined data on Indian local crops and sold them back to local farmers at inflated prices and with conditions.
2019 saw tens of thousands of Indian farmers commit suicide.

It took Vandana Shiva and local farmers years to boot Western monopolies out, and empower local farmers.


And you Leftists are ok for big entities and Bill Gates to buy the land of bankrupted Amercan small farmers? Instead of helping the latter?

 

[ll74]

Bill Gates DESTROYED part of India's ecosystem,
with his fertilisers that destroyed the underwaters
GMO corn - focused fertilisers that destroyed the other crops.

He also mined local crops and sold them back to local farmers at inflated prices.
2019 saw tens of Indian farmers commit suicide.

It took Vandana Shiva and local farmers years to boot Western monopolies out.


And you Leftists are ok for big entities and Bill Gates to buy the land of bankrupted small farmers? Instead of helping the latter?

Vandana Shiva is a literal grifter. She's the reason why Sri Lanka has gone to shit as well.

Good reference for your perspective though.

 

[mayfly13]

Valid question, but the answers mirror some of the same reasons I invest in real estate (on a much more minute scale of course). Having worked as an assistant to three billionaires thus far, two of them in real estate, I feel confident suggesting that ultra high net worth individuals want to continue building wealth and RE is a great way to do it. So, why is Bill doing it? Maybe:

1)In contrast with the stock market, real estate can generally be much less volatile
2)Longer term holding of such assets (that can ride out any market volatility that does occur)
3)Property values rise and fall during market cycles, but they tend to appreciate over time, so more opportunity for gains
4)Because he can

No conspiracy theories to offer on this one. It's just business on the billionaire level.

good points.
The problem with Bill Gates is even worse, tho
he's not just the typical magnate who gets rich by buying houses and lands during Recession and then renting them out with high interest

he also has a God savior complex and does risky, unregulated scientific experiments like he did in India ad Africa.

 

[LincolnDuncan]

“Buy land, they're not making it anymore.”​

― Mark Twain

Yes, that was exactly my intent when I posted this quote from Mark Twain