Comment on Microsoft pulls MS365 Business Premium from nonprofits
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2 months ago
So that’s why Gates said he would donate money once he dies
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.
hes a billionaire, with a veneer of “philantrophy”, which means hes not genuine.
Exactly.
They all have PR firms, we know that because elon bought in on his own PR and booted his in 2018 (IIRC).
Bill gates has already given away tens of billions of dollars. There’s no reason to believe he won’t give away the whole lot.
$54Bn To the “Gates and Melinda” fund.
Guess who are in control of it, even you might figure it out.
Otherwise, is the boot juice good today?
They didn’t donate all of that to that fund. They’ve donated hundreds of millions/billions to many other charities and causes that they don’t run.
Oh and what a creative way to use one of the most uncreative low-iq commie insults!
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.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
Guidy@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 months 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.
Zink@programming.dev 2 months 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.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 months ago
Yeah, like giving away billions to charity hey?
www.usatoday.com/story/news/…/3169864001/
Zink@programming.dev 2 months ago
I was going to give him some credit in my comment but then I left it short and hit send. there’s more he can and will do, but he’s done way more for charitable causes than most.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 months ago
thats how he does it.
deathbird@mander.xyz 2 months 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.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 months 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.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yep. Look at Patagonia.