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Gates Foundation Plans To Invest $10B Into Vaccines
Endloser writes "Bill Gates is going to invest $10 billion to provide vaccines to people worldwide. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation believes that vaccines are the way to a better future for the world. So they have decided to make 'the largest pledge ever made by a charitable foundation to a single cause.' This 10-year, 10 billion dollar project is expected to save 8.7 million lives."
That’s the horrible thing about it:
Why do you think most of the stuff we eat, comes from poor countries? Why do many resources come out of the ground of the poorest countries?How does that make sense to you?
The resources are not lacking. Usually, the resources in their ground are incredibly rich. Or there are countries that are basically jungle and fertile ground full of plants, animals, etc.
Not exactly resource-lacking.
But our standard of living is assured by us raping those nations’ resources. And by keeping them from thriving. The WTO plays a major role in this (ask the Yes Men).
Also, if “our economy is bad” (our, not that of the big companies with their record profits), are you going to suggest limiting births?
The reason they have so many children, is nature saying “Well, at least one of them has to survive... right?”
In Africa, many “leaders” are practically company employees...
Do something to help them fight being raped! Then you’re doing something good!
Somalia’s pirates are about the only thing I have seen, that actually fights this. (That’s why many see them as heroes.)
Also, very interesting: I recently found out, that china massively invests in Africa. I wonder how this will turn out. From what I heard, it’s actually pretty good until now.
But I 100% agree on education. But not the indoctrination kind that kids in the “civilized” world get. More a practical, free-thinking, leadership-teaching, high-tech-friendly approach. Because even with no resources left, you could then always learn a language and offer services to foreign countries. Because frankly, if a programmer offers a good service, I don’t care if he previously was a pirate or lived in a mud hut on a garbage dump.
Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
I don't think I've ever read something so douchey on slashdot before. Really. When was the last time you even donated 1/1000th of that amount to a charity.
Only retards look a gift horse in the mouth like this.
BeauHD. Worst editor since kdawson.
Social Security is coercion, and a failure. If people want insurance for the ailments you mentioned they should choose to buy it from private businesses who understand how to turn a profit, not the government who only knows how to steal, spend and lose money.
If the government gives me back the near 50% of my life's work they've stolen from me, I would gladly donate to charities that I felt were of benefit to the needy.