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[–] radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com 37 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

He has been making this kind of promise since the early 2000s, but never follows through. Just the goal post keeps moving to the right.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Supposedly he's already given away half, why is it unthinkable that he's planning to give away the other half?

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Because good people don't hoard wealth to begin with.

He does this so people don't hate him for helping to destabilize the global economy.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago

I think only allowing bad people to hoard wealth would be a moral failure if a good person had the opportunity to choose.

[–] NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago

While the goal post keeps moving, it's the opposite of your statement. As explained in the article:

That target would represent a doubling in spending for the nonprofit, which has disbursed more than $US100 billion since it was co-founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates in 2000. Originally, the foundation was set to close 20 years after the Microsoft co-founder’s death.

“I have decided to give my money back to society much faster than I had originally planned,” Gates, 69, wrote in a statement. “I will give away virtually all my wealth through the Gates Foundation over the next 20 years to the cause of saving and improving lives around the world.”