I am once again simultaneously glad this is happening and infuriated that we live in a world where it is necessary for people suffering to rely on the largess of billionaires.
“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.”
Sadly, even if that billion dollars was somehow taxed, the obstructionists in government would be sure to stop it from going to reproductive rights. So oddly enough a billionaire is the only way for this kind of good to happen.
in the United States*
There are other countries that manage taxes just fine.
It’s harder to obstruct the greater majority of people in other governmental systems. Ours is set up so literally one bad actor can fully hijack the entire legislative process, and that bad actor can be elected by the minority of the population.
Oh, look… the capitalist parasites are laundering their legacies again.
This is a policy failure.
Eat. Billionaires.
Melinda > Bill
I mean, when you can’t hide your side piece and your relationship with Epstein goes public, can you really blame her
Article doesn’t list a single charity or organization that she is “supporting”. Just a vague “reproductive rights” name for the headlines. Launder it harder Melinda.
Yay, a small portion of the taxes that the wealthy like her should have paid over the years that could have gone to the same thing but based on the decisions of society and not dependent on one wealthy person!
I agree that the insanely disproportionate taxes are causing more problems than donations are solving. However, as billionaires go, Bill and Melinda Gates are exceptionally philanthropic.
Indeed. Now she has only ca. USD$11B left over to survive with. She can buy only five, possibly six Sentinel ICBMs.
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!detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social$11B is her net worth prior to issuing the $1B donation. When was the last time you gave 9% of your net worth to a cause?
When was the last time you had USD$10B? Next you’re gonna defend Mackenzie Scott’s hard-earned USB$34B, I suppose.
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