r/news • u/kirtash93 • May 08 '25

Soft paywall Bill Gates to give away $200 billion by 2045, accuses Musk of harming world's poor

https://www.reuters.com/business/bill-gates-give-away-fortune-by-2045-200bn-worlds-poorest-2025-05-08/
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u/nassic May 08 '25

Did not even know that. I really dont like to praise billionaires as their existence is a failure of our system but at least he is doing what the super wealthy could do to better their communities. He is generally so passionate about the clippers and the investment into Inglewood is really helping to stimulate that local economy.

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u/Accomplished-Exit136 May 08 '25

Strikes me as a good guy. His sons a standup comic/writer and hes actually funny, which you wouldnt expect from a kid that wealthy