Reply to post: Re: Oh, so now he's focusing on something ?

Larry Ellison abruptly pulls rug from under philanthropy foundation after two years to 'focus on COVID-19 fight'

Claverhouse

Re: Oh, so now he's focusing on something ?

This.

In the Age of Kings, when they limited the power of over-mighty subjects they were accused of lopping down the tallest poppies, but they were then acting in the interests of their subjects as well as themselves.

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Another perspective on Billy-Boy's fabulous generosity --- which just touches on the fact the capital never seems to go down even as he gives massively to pharmaceuticals that other branches of his empire are invested in:

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bill-gates-foundation-philanthropy/

He saves more in taxes by giving than most people will ever have in their bank account in a lifetime *, and by depriving the State of the disposal of such monies evolves NGOs into parallel states.

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Larry flies straight compared to Gates.

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* $4 billion by Gates' own estimate.

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