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39. "To equate judgment and wisdom with occupation is insulting."

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Bill Gates comes under fire after comments on global vaccine shortage [View all] riversedge Apr 2021 OP

What!?! Are you telling me greedy Billionaires might not be good people? I'm gonna need some time riversedge Apr 2021 #1

Book: Philanthro-capitalism: How charity became big business riversedge Apr 2021 #4

The only reason Bill Gates became philanthropic was because he was forced to by our government. cayugafalls Apr 2021 #16

How's that monopoly going? Mosby Apr 2021 #31

It was never about the monopoly, it was about giving money to politicians and other rich people. cayugafalls Apr 2021 #33

Microsoft fined by European Commission over web browser Mosby Apr 2021 #35

Wouldn't it be quicker and safer to get doses from already... brush Apr 2021 #43

Bill Gates has no interest in changing anything about the world economic system lonely bird Apr 2021 #2

So tell me then, if he has "no interest in yadda yadda yadda", why has he given away... George II Apr 2021 #9

You misunderstand lonely bird Apr 2021 #19

No one would have any idea what he "gives a shit about" who refused Hortensis Apr 2021 #47

Hmmm... lonely bird Apr 2021 #54

No one would have any idea what he "gives a shit about" who refused Hortensis Apr 2021 #48

Bill Gates may be the most spectacularly self-educated man on the planet. milestogo Apr 2021 #41

Which is irrelevant lonely bird Apr 2021 #42

Governments can definitely incentivize licensing or other schemes to build more manufacturing. lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #3

yes, I was thinking--all chip in build a humungous factory for vaccines. riversedge Apr 2021 #7

We even have problems here in the USA producing vaccines pimpbot Apr 2021 #5

Human beings are always far down the list of concerns of the money addicts. -misanthroptimist Apr 2021 #6

People are just getting too selective on how they read things. It's almost like they want to turn... George II Apr 2021 #8

Yup, looking for outrage material and finding none here. Wingus Dingus Apr 2021 #10

Yeah, it's ok for the media to criticize every little thing Dems do, 3825-87867 Apr 2021 #12

Some are always looking for an excuse to bash Bill Gates. JohnSJ Apr 2021 #29

How much have *any* of the people criticizing him about this done The Mouth Apr 2021 #38

I'll Take American Capitalists modrepub Apr 2021 #44

American Capitalists are just better at optics at the moment... Humanist_Activist Apr 2021 #49

"Bill Gates has probably done more for the world as an individual as anyone in history." Humanist_Activist Apr 2021 #53

Gates has always been this way. LPBBEAR Apr 2021 #11

His company destroyed many more innovative products and technologies 3825-87867 Apr 2021 #13

Gates has the history of being very underhanded with software Submariner Apr 2021 #14

Here is a few LPBBEAR Apr 2021 #36

A Little History..... LPBBEAR Apr 2021 #37

Remember Harvard Graphics? slightlv Apr 2021 #40

Exactly!!! LovingA2andMI Apr 2021 #17

Ole' the Bill Gates.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2021 #15

I see a guy who funded what would end up saving millions of children's lives in Africa. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #22

We all have eyes.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2021 #26

Please remove the rose tinted glasses, damn. Humanist_Activist Apr 2021 #50

Please live in the real world. From your link: oldsoftie Apr 2021 #55

From the source of my link... Humanist_Activist Apr 2021 #56

Yes, there are limits. But its still far better than what WAS being done. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #57

But that wasn't the largest issue highlighted in the article I linked... Humanist_Activist Apr 2021 #58

Didn't Trump DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #32

There would be no Covid vaccine without patent protection OnlinePoker Apr 2021 #18

He is right. speak easy Apr 2021 #20

He's right. And Tara Van Ho is putting words into his mouth. oldsoftie Apr 2021 #21

So in Bill Gate's mind intellectual rights trump personal rights to equal access and protections. marble falls Apr 2021 #23

His billions were made from intellectual property rights DBoon Apr 2021 #28

Correction, he made his billions by being related to someone who worked at IBM... Humanist_Activist Apr 2021 #51

Go tell that to these people, Bill peppertree Apr 2021 #24

Remember Dr. Salk (Polio) and Dr. Banting (insulin) packman Apr 2021 #25

Yes.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2021 #27

'it's only because of our grants and expertise that that can happen at all."' elleng Apr 2021 #30

As much as he wants praise for his philanthropy, he's still a businessman Warpy Apr 2021 #34

"To equate judgment and wisdom with occupation is insulting." ananda Apr 2021 #39

Make those 5G tracking chips faster, Bill! Deep State Witch Apr 2021 #45

I'll listen to Bill Gates any time. He's not just a very decent man Hortensis Apr 2021 #46

21st Century "White Man's Burden" all for everyone to see... Humanist_Activist Apr 2021 #52