Mediaite: Elizabeth Warren Offers to Meet With Bill Gates and Talk Wealth Tax After His Criticisms

[JoeOtterbein]

[link:https://www.mediaite.com/election-2020/elizabeth-warren-offers-to-meet-with-bill-gates-and-talk-wealth-tax-after-his-criticisms/|

By Josh Feldman Nov 6th, 2019, 7:43 pm

Bill Gates today offered some criticism of Elizabeth Warren over her wealth tax proposal, making him the latest billionaire speaking out against Warren’s proposed policies and campaign platform.

Gates said, “If I had to pay $20 billion, it’s fine. But when you say I should pay $100 billion, then I’m starting to do a little math about what I have left over.”

When asked if he would meet with Warren, Gates responded, “I’m not sure how open minded she is — or that she’d even be willing to sit down with somebody who has large amounts of money.”

The 2020 candidate herself responded on Twitter tonight, “I’m always happy to meet with people, even if we have different views. @BillGates, if we get the chance, I’d love to explain exactly how much you’d pay under my wealth tax. (I promise it’s not $100 billion.)”

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Liz needs to tell him to wait in her selfie line before she talks to this self-entitled, pampered creep.

[George II]

1. Bill Gates is a "self-entitled, pampered creep"???

[JoeOtterbein]

17. So lost for words you need a gif of someone else?

[Beartracks]

27. Was he supposed to attach a pic of himself?

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[George II]

30. After you called someone who has given away tens of BILLIONS of dollars and....

....done so much good in the world a "self-entitled, pampered creep", you're right - I'm at a loss for words.

[NurseJackie]

32. That's because you're both self-aware and actually aware of the world around you...

... I'd have been at a loss for words as well.

[sheshe2]

33. Here's a few.

Frankly I like Bill Gates. Your " self-entitled, pampered creep" comment is uncalled for, Bill and Melinda Gates:

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, previously the William H. Gates Foundation, is an American private foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is reported to be the largest private foundation in the world, holding $50.7 billion in assets. The primary goals of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the U.S., to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation

They have give billions to help those in need.

[NurseJackie]

35. How dare he?

[sheshe2]

36. IKR!

He is a nerd, a generous one at that, however not a " self-entitled, pampered creep."

[TwilightZone]

2. "self-entitled, pampered creep"

He's donated more than $25 billion to charity and plans to donate a lot more. He also started an organization with Warren Buffett to encourage other rich people to donate large chunks of their personal wealth to charity. Buffett plans to donate 99% of his wealth.

http://money.com/money/4901017/bill-gates-donation-4-6-billion/

http://money.com/money/4452542/warren-buffett-doris-buffett-charity-sunshine-foundation/

Lumping all billionaires into the same pool is a bit misguided, though we (and some of our candidates) do it all the time.

[George II]

3. Amazing what some will say sometimes, isn't it?

[JoeOtterbein]

4. Gates: "If I had to pay $20 billion, it's fine. But when you say I should pay $100 billion, then...

... I’m starting to do a little math about what I have left over.”

Must be real nice! Also, see his time spent with Epstein.

[George II]

5. Why throw in that gratuitous character assassination about Epstein, who he was NOT friends with?

Unbelievable.

[JoeOtterbein]

6. Easy: Bernie and Liz!

Do you have a gif for that?

[George II]

13. What do "Bernie and Liz" have to do with a futile attempt to link Gates to Jeffrey Epstein?

[JoeOtterbein]

18. F... Gates and his money. We don't need either.

[George II]

19. That still doesn't explain your connection between Gates and Epstein.

[JoeOtterbein]

21. Here's one: too much money. If we cannot pay for universal healthcare, we can't afford them anymore.

Sorry bro. They need to pay up.

[George II]

24. That still doesn't explain your attempted smear of Gates by connecting him to Epstein.

[betsuni]

22. The Gates/Epstein connection was:

[George II]

25. Yes indeed. It was a HUGE swing and a miss, and one of those hit and run attacks.

[betsuni]

28. Don't know why, instead of simply discussing issues, one resorts to inexpensive insults.

"Self-entitled pampered creep" and a perv?

[sheshe2]

29. Really? F Gates?

https://www.gatesfoundation.org/

You are wrong. We do need them and their Foundation. They are doing good in this world.

Not every Billionaire or Millionaire is evil. I do not believe that you are slapping down Gates.

Perhaps you should make a list of the rich people we should hate. All of them? List a cut off of the dollar amount where we can start vilifying them.

Hill and Bill? They are rich and have a foundation that pays it forward.

Obama?

Steyer?

Warren?

Sanders?

[sheshe2]

38. Tell that to the people he helps.

JoeOtterbein
18. F... Gates and his money. We don't need either.

he Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), previously the William H. Gates Foundation, is an American private foundation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is reported to be the largest private foundation in the world,[4] holding $50.7 billion in assets.[5] The primary goals of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the U.S., to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The foundation is controlled by its three trustees: Bill and Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett. Other principal officers include Co-Chair William H. Gates, Sr. and Chief Executive Officer Susan Desmond-Hellmann.[6]

It had an endowment of $50.7 billion as of December 31, 2017.[3] The scale of the foundation and the way it seeks to apply business techniques to giving makes it one of the leaders in venture philanthropy,[7] though the foundation itself notes that the philanthropic role has limitations.[8] In 2007, its founders were ranked as the second most generous philanthropists in the US, and Warren Buffett the first.[9] As of May 16, 2013, Bill Gates had donated $28 billion to the foundation.[1][10] Since its founding, the foundation has endowed and supported a broad range of social, health, and education developments including the establishment of the Gates Cambridge Scholarships at Cambridge University.
In 1994, the foundation was formed as the William H. Gates Foundation.[11] During the foundation's following years, funding grew to $2 billion. On June 15, 2006, Gates announced his plans to transition out of a day-to-day role with Microsoft, effective July 31, 2008,[12] to allow him to devote more time to working with the foundation.

In 2005, Bill and Melinda Gates, along with the Irish rock musician Bono, were named by Time as Persons of the Year 2005 for their outstanding charitable work.[13] In the case of Bill and Melinda Gates, the work referenced was that of this foundation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation

Frankly I wish we had more "self-entitled, pampered creeps" like gates.. People that actually do something opposed to those that just talk about change.

[Hoyt]

7. If she wants to fund all her promises, she better cultivate a lot of millionaires/billionaires. n/t

[JoeOtterbein]

10. No. We tax them.

[Hoyt]

12. Didn't say not to tax them. But without them, Sanders and Warren are going to

have to start taxing middle class directly.

[beastie boy]

8. Sure... Liz will tell him... And Gates will wait...

That's a very persuasive tactic! I wonder if Liz knows about it.

Anything else Liz needs to do?

[highplainsdem]

9. He isn't a self-entitled, pampered creep. And HRC considered Gates as a running mate in 2016.

https://money.cnn.com/2016/10/18/technology/clinton-vp-business-leaders/index.html

[JoeOtterbein]

11. I'll won't hold it against her.

[Humanist_Activist]

15. Damn this board is infested with a lot of wealth worshippers...

Bill Gates can afford to lose 100 billion dollars, why should we give a shit about him?

[JoeOtterbein]

16. Yep! Notice how some think we need their money to win. Sad!

[Massacure]

20. Bill Gates doesn't have $100 billion dollars burning a hole in his pocket

The net work of Bill Gates (and most other billionaires) fluctuates based on the moves of the stock market. Bill Gates is particularly affected by Microsoft's stock; I'm sure he's diversified his portfolio but he is still the second largest holder.

[JoeOtterbein]

23. Well, that's sure is nice for him.

Let the peasants eat cake.

[Humanist_Activist]

26. And? The fact that this man's wealth exists...

regardless of exact form in just one person while 1 in 9 households in this country are food insecure, at least according to the food drive my employer participated in this previous weekend is just one example of the utter failure of our capitalist economy.

Look, Bill Gates could be the nicest guy in the world, that doesn't mean he should be able to hoard over 100 billion dollars in wealth, that's just obscene.

[melman]

31. +1

It's pathetic. This guy refuses to say he'd vote against Trump and people are still crying over him being criticized.

[betsuni]

34. It's funny that the people who hate rich people call themselves FDR Democrats.

[spooky3]

37. I would like to see them meet. I think a lot of good could come out of it. nt