eXSBass said:He's a good bloke...
eXSBass said:He's a good bloke. a lot of money, filthy rich. But good bloke. I still say though he can do more, which no doubt I believe he will![]()
Mr.Orb said:Do more? He donates *millions of dollars to charities, more than you do![]()
Are you aiming for a raiseHEADRAT said:Mr Gates seems determined to do good with all of his wealth unlike so many other people he seems more than willing to put his money where his mouth is.
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Need a fellow director/trustee?Beansprout said:/sets up the Beansprout Charity and writes a letter.
You gotta start somewhere!!![]()
Um, when the world's richest man writes a cheque for $700m+ someone will notice.danrok said:Most people choose to give money to charity anonymously, he has chosen to buy a public image with all that cash he has hoarded.
Wealth was created largely by MS's surging stock price - which might I add has made lots of people all around the world very rich (it's sort of an essential part of capitalism) - but no, of course the money doesn't go directly to charity....it just adds to the company's profit which of course (most of the time) boosts its share price.Wryel said:So if I buy a copy of Windows, a lot of it will go to charity right?
danrok said:Most people choose to give money to charity anonymously, he has chosen to buy a public image with all that cash he has hoarded. The real saints in this world don't have or want billions of dollars to begin with.