Interesting so 40% is working over seas.
I don't believe "giving money" fixes anything. In most cases it makes the problem BIGGER.
I also don't believe in "charities" as they are businesses that make money off of donations.
Is he a giving person? Sure
the wealthy saw him as a villain.
This. It is the welfare solution. Give poor people money instead of the means to escape their poverty, such as education and job training.
As for his 45% of revenue coming from overseas, that is fine. I understand his company is international, I just don't understand why I have to talk to an Indian everytime I call support. I also don't understand why Xboxes have to be made in China and fail %70 of the time. I don't understand why companies that started in America betray it for profit when they are making record amounts of money.
Maybe I'm just stupid....or maybe these people don't love the system that made them who they are.
The Power of Poon:MelissaMelinda Gates has transformed this greedy nerd, who made his billions on the back of the de facto OS monopoly he lucked into, into a smart, targeted and socially conscious philanthropist doing basic, real-life good in the world.
She didn't just save his soul, she gave him one.
None of these problems are specific to MS. Just about every piece of consumer electronics is made overseas.
The typical american HS grad is too stupid and does not have enough work ethic to be able to assemble an iPad or XBox all day. The training would take forever, building up a decent workforce to do any sort of mass production would be immensely expensive. And if they managed to get that far, the unions would come in, demand exorbitant bennies on top of whatever the existings costs are, and the products would be so expensive no one would buy them. Which leaves us worse off than the current situation of having them made elsewhere.
You are correct. Third world children trained to work in factories are much cheaper and have a much better "work ethic" than the average American HS grad.
Also, down with unions. They are evil.
You realize that education costs money, right? And that charitable donations often go to educational institutions to open up scholarship opportunities for people who otherwise would be unable to fund their own education?This. It is the welfare solution. Give poor people money instead of the means to escape their poverty, such as education and job training.
This isn't an opinion based question where there is an option. Bill Gates has proved time and time again that he is very charitable and a philanthropist unlike the world has rarely seen.
That is a fact.
It's his wife. He is just going along with it if he wants access to intercourse.
Who gives a crap...he amassed his fortune because he saw an opportunity. Who says he has to give anything back? How often do you donate money to worthy causes?
This isn't an opinion based question where there is an option. Bill Gates has proved time and time again that he is very charitable and a philanthropist unlike the world has rarely seen.
That is a fact.
that's not the question. Only those still blinded by MS hate are going to say he is not one. The Gates give TONS of money to many different organizations.
He is doing good with his money.
You realize that education costs money, right? And that charitable donations often go to educational institutions to open up scholarship opportunities for people who otherwise would be unable to fund their own education?
As for Gates specifically, he was a kickass businessman (which simultaneously made him kind of an evil fuck), and then he flipped around and became a kickass philanthropist (which is the exact opposite of an evil fuck). So, yeah, I'd say he was charitable. He's only given like $25 billion or so to charity....