Bill Gates: 'By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world'

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100. Before attacking the messenger, namely Bill Gates, one has to figure out his reasoning

He is positing this comment:

GDP per capita figures, adjusted for inflation to 2005 dollars, show that many countries such as China, India, Brazil and even Botswana that were once considered poor now have growing economies.

Mentioning that:

foreign aid is wasteful because it is too expensive, because it is stolen by corrupt officials receiving it or because countries who receive it become dependent on it

Where, concentrating on Health related issues instead would help tremendously, as he is citing a study that when people have longer and healthier lives, where more children survive, families tend be smaller, which could lessen over-population.

To tell the truth, I have heard hopeful signs in Africa due to their concentration on health related issues and hunger.

I may also have to agree that foreign aid is wasteful because it is expensive and corrupt officials receive it, which does not stimulate their actual economy, since it is horded by their 1%. So, I agree that setting up the infrastructure of an organization that can come in and help in hunger and health makes sense, rather than going through the politicians and their cronies.

I can not discount his prediction, as he is using sources that I have not examined.

This does not mean I agree with his prediction, it just means I can't call him an idiot for his view.