10-07-2010, 10:38 PM
$tevie wrote:
[quote=DaveS]... have you wondered or questioned why he and Gates have decided to spend their BILLIONS overseas?
Evidently (considering one really votes with with their dollars) Warren and Billy don't think spending/donating THEIR money here makes sense.
Where did you hear this??? It is so easy to disprove.
There is basically nothing to prove or disprove. This really is a very long story that goes all the way back to Gates' college days and a lot of shall we say "information of a personal nature". And no - I do not know Gates (or Buffet) personally.
What we do know (public record) and can prove is that - yes - Gates (originally at the prodding of Buffet btw ) has given millions and possibly billions here in the States. Much much more has been spent overseas to build business. The charity was has been sited for its "lack of transparency" and suffice it to say that while Gates and Buffet do give away billions there are very specific and strategic rationales behind dollars.
I don't have an opinion of the right/wrong or moral/immoral-ness of the ENTIRE situation. Nor do I care - it is their money. I ORIGINALLY simply observed a fact of where they spend (most) of their money.
