• Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      I don’t trust any of these “giving pledges” upon death. In name, their fortunes will pass on to nonprofits. Nonprofits controlled by their family members, which comes down to letting them keep their inheritances tax-free. This even happens in Europe.

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        12 days ago

        Yup it’s mostly bullshit. Someone, somewhere might benefit, but certainly not any of the people within two thousands miles of where the rich guy lived. Which is still better than nothing, but Bill Gates could end homelessness in America immediately if he chose to do so. (I’m not saying it would be easy or fast, just that he has the money to make it happen.) He could make ALL COLLEGE FREE for students. Musk could have too, likely for less than he spent on Twitter.

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          11 days ago

          what he was doing overseas was virtue signalling, to disguies his charities, so nobody would go looking into it, that is actually laundering money.

          him lobbying the covid vaccine to be instantly pantent by the US was sketchy asf. its to ensure countries like african and asian ones, south america cant make deratives of the vaccine.

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        12 days ago

        If old rich fucks had giving in their hearts, they would want to see some good shit done with the fruits of their “labor” (lol) while they are alive.

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        12 days ago

        Now now, it’s not like they get the whole inheritance. It’s more like they get cushy overpaid non-work jobs to manage or consult for the non-profit.

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          11 days ago

          its “charity” was only a front for him doing this, pure laundering methods. he was on an AMA on reddit last decade i did try to quesiton him on that same thing, but AMA doesnt like to allow discussion of them quesitoning the AMA hosts in anyway.

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      12 days ago

      He said that he was giving away 99%+ 30 years ago, it’s just publicity stunts, or as Kyrgizon explains below they “give” things to nonprofits that they control. Why? They no longer pay taxes. So nice!

      Bill gates is another billionaire mentally ill evil crap person, no different than elon or zuckenberg etc.

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        11 days ago

        hes a billionaire, with a veneer of “philantrophy”, which means hes not genuine. there were plenty of ytbers that are like this had a veneer of progressivism, while turning hard right in the end.

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          11 days ago

          Exactly.

          They all have PR firms, we know that because elon bought in on his own PR and booted his in 2018 (IIRC).

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      11 days ago

      hes just trying to “clean up his image” of being a ruthless businessman in the 80s and 90s, he still is, even his foundation is questionable, remember the vaccines, he lobbied it so the poorer countries are forced to buy the usa/western versions, and cant make similar ones. warren isnt a saint either, but i dint hear much negative things about yet.