"Philanthropic" Bill
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| beirwin Jan 17, 2007 3:58 PM EDT |
Gates & Co. don't seem to mind how their foundation money is made. Also, don't forget how Bill made his original pile (and continues to do so) from an illegal monopoly. |
| jimf Jan 17, 2007 11:10 PM EDT |
> from an illegal monopoly Unfortunately, they haven't been able to make that one stick. Never the less, it's intresting to follow the career of Gates from a psudo geek rich kid with a mommy on the board of IBM through all of his shady business dealings, and, how he came to be the mob leader that he is today. |
| tuxchick Jan 18, 2007 7:11 AM EDT |
And Dad is boss of the sharkiest, meanest law firms in town. |
| hkwint Jan 18, 2007 8:54 AM EDT |
And wife is in the board of the Washington post. |
| rsevenic Jan 21, 2007 5:08 PM EDT |
This is business as usual in the USA and many other places - unfettered capitalism, other than 'incentives' for the already rich. We USA citizens also invest with our tax dollars - and where does that go? We can appropriately criticize the Borg, but we need to look inward as well. It's not simple, nor should we not try to improve. Richard |
| tuxchick Jan 21, 2007 7:36 PM EDT |
> we need to look inward as well. It's not simple, nor should we not try to improve. Would you elaborate on that a bit? I'm not clear on how looking inward will turn BillG into less of an asshat, or turn our legislatures less corruptible. Those fine folks who are addicted to money and power make it their life's work- it's what they're into, and they love it. Us normal people just want to live our lives and not be bothered. It takes a lot of time and energy to have any meaningful impact on the big issues, and it gets rather discouraging at times. |
| jimf Jan 21, 2007 9:01 PM EDT |
> Us normal people just want to live our lives and not be bothered. It takes a lot of time and energy to have any meaningful impact on the big issues, and it gets rather discouraging at times. Coming from the 60's generation, I'm very much aware that young-uns all want to right all the wrongs in the world. Truth is that 'if you really, really work at it' you 'just might' manage to make an impact on one major issue. That may or may not give you time to live that 'normal life'. |
| rsevenic Jan 22, 2007 6:44 PM EDT |
Elaboration requested by Tuxchick Tuxchick asks: "Would you elaborate on that a bit? I'm not clear on how looking inward will turn BillG into less of an asshat, or turn our legislatures less corruptible." The problem the Borg exemplifies is endemic in our society. You're likely doing the sort of M$ resistance I do. I use no M$ products and haven't for probably 10 years. I try to move people toward GNU/Linux. 'Looking inward' was meant to suggest that we invest our very own personal tax dollars much the way philanthropic Bill does. Those dollars support things we may abhor. This is a dilemma for me. I write my senators, my congressmen, but haven't been brave enough to withhold my tax dollars. For me 'looking inward' will remain disappointing until I become braver. Richard |
| jimf Jan 22, 2007 7:24 PM EDT |
> I write my senators, my congressmen Most of us do that on a regular basis. not that they listen well :( > haven't been brave enough to withhold my tax dollars. Yeah Richard, most of us try to avoid Federal prison. Not sure I consider that exactly cowardly. |
| dcparris Jan 23, 2007 1:04 AM EDT |
I'm know whether it's brave or cowardly. It's just that I consider a long-term relationship with "Big Bubba" to be pretty low on my list of priorities. What's a few bucks if it keeps Uncle Sam happy and me out of Bubba's cell? I call it a pretty sound investment. ;-) |
| jdixon Jan 23, 2007 3:27 AM EDT |
> Yeah Richard, most of us try to avoid Federal prison. Well, there are legal ways to minimize your taxable income. Things such as IRA's, 401K's, 529's, etc. are readily available to pretty much everyone. A good tax lawyer would probably be your best option for pursuing anything beyond that. |
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