Gates and his agenda

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Tessa D. Jul 31, 2012, 5:52pm UTC

if Gates really cared, he would provide the Third World with clean drinking water

Denise L. Jul 31, 2012, 6:09pm UTC

Indeed. The more I read about what he is doing, the more convinced I become that he is not a "good guy". :(

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Larry M. Jul 31, 2012, 5:56pm UTC

Most rich folks do more good and more harm than us ordinary types because of the greater power. Andrew Carnegie did lots of bad things getting his wealth and lots of good things with the wealth he acquired. This, too, is a function of the nature of our money.

Of course, some rich folks are just scum but then some poor folks are, too.

Michelle C. Jul 31, 2012, 6:04pm UTC

My dad is middle class not really poor and would help anyone in need he sees trying to help themselves. There are some Rich or middle class that aren't greedy and some low class the same. Goes both ways

Larry M. Jul 31, 2012, 6:10pm UTC

There are correlations and it appears that the poor are more likely to give aid than the rich. This is quite reasonable since the rich are so often asked for money by "scam artists" and others simply trying to get money from the rich folks. Thus they become "hardened" to such requests. The poor have far less to give and thus are far less often "pestered" by requests. They also are more likely to be asked by friends in temporary need of help. So since being able to help does feel good and does generate the expectation of help in return the poor and working class folks earn their reputation as the "salt of the earth."

Denise L. Jul 31, 2012, 6:11pm UTC

Money or lack of it certainly doesn't determine whether a person is good or not. It infuriates me when someone with huge amounts of money uses it for nefarious purposes, though.

Larry M. Jul 31, 2012, 6:22pm UTC

Denise,

You are quite right that money, or the lack of it, doesn't determine whether a person behaves well or badly. But the possession of money or the lack thereof does provide a context in which a person's character is revealed. The more money one acquires the more temptations one is exposed to, the more power one has. Since we all yield to temptation from time to time being exposed to more temptations will, naturally, result in more yielding to those temptations. It's like shopping for groceries with a tight budget and shopping with a couple hundred to spend. Somehow the junk food creeps in the basket more often with that "big money." :-)

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