• FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    He has been advocating for higher taxes for while though

    Yeah, that’s called PR. The billionaires love living in a world where they can say they support something and take credit for that position in full knowledge that they’ll never actually be held accountable for it.

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      11 hours ago

      Yo this motherfucker fights diseases that kills millions and absolutely is nowhere near Musk or his shit filled ilk

      Stop consuming right wing propaganda. This dude tries more than most let humans be human fuck sake not like he set this system up

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        I’m not going to praise someone for throwing in an amount that, to you and me, is equivalent to a few dollars. Proportionate to our income, I’ve donated more to fighting malaria than Gates. This is basically purchasing PR.

        Stop consuming right wing propaganda.

        I’m on the FOSS instance, we’ve been hating Gates since 1976.

        not like he set this system up

        He’s one of the very few people with the individual power to change it.

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        10 hours ago

        This dude has that button box that says “press me for a million dollars but someone somewhere will be hurt” and he spends his days pressing that button over, and over, and over, and over again.

        If he wants my affection, he needs to do this now. I will 100% change my tune if he wakes up tomorrow and donates 99% of his wealth here, in the US.

        Also, I think the world would be a better place if people didn’t simp for billionaires. His business practices are robbing all of us of value we should be getting for our taxes.

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          7 hours ago

          His business practices are the result of a very toxic business landscape that operates on corrupt business practices.

          He still spent a good chunk of his wealth battling something

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          7 hours ago

          donates 99% of his wealth here, in the US.

          Why would he do that when he could donate money to helping the worlds poorest people have access to clean water and education…?