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3. Fine, but I don't like the fate of the world being up to the discretion of under-taxed billionaires.

Reply to Calista241 (Original post)

Fri Nov 27, 2015, 09:04 PM

Nov 2015

With any luck, Gates won't present himself (or be taken as) some kind of "expert" in this field as has happened with his meddling in other areas such as education and medicine.

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Bill Gates Expected to Create Billion-Dollar Fund for Clean Energy [View all] Calista241 Nov 2015 OP

He is one of the 1% and has a corporation, the 1% is nkt against the rest of the world. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #1

Its about f'ing time! ErikJ Nov 2015 #2

Don't Get Excited by This... joealexander Nov 2015 #7

^^This!!^^ (._. ) Marty McGraw Nov 2015 #8

I'm not so cynical of Gates ErikJ Nov 2015 #9

It would appear to be all part of the privatization plan... MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #11

Fine, but I don't like the fate of the world being up to the discretion of under-taxed billionaires. PSPS Nov 2015 #3

Me neither tk2kewl Nov 2015 #10

Bill Gates was the big money influencer to bring in cheap H1B workers while laying off Americans FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #4

Maybe he can get Elon Musk to join him. We need great minds. 7962 Nov 2015 #5

Congrats, Bill, you're commiting nearly 53% of DOE's Renewables & Efficiency budget for 2014 alone hatrack Nov 2015 #6

Just so long as they don't lose any of their oil/gas money. nt valerief Nov 2015 #12