Why fight the war on poverty? Bill Gates in focus.
It is very evident to me that the problem of poverty has nothing to do with being charitable or of giving to mendicants and giving free food. The Jesuits preach a very eloquent slogan: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he feeds himself for life." This sounds very wise and altruistic and rids one of the need to be bothered by conscience when one sees homeless people sleeping under bridges. If the waters are all fished out by the big fishing trawlers how will a poor man with a small hook and line fare? I hate to state the obvious. All of these sayings and pseudo-brilliant pronouncements are totally bogus and reflects a lazy man's position on a very vital issue. Most faiths and religions preach that all men are brothers. I believe this to be true and DNA evidence backs up my belief so I can safely say that I KNOW this to be true literally and not metaphorically. How can one preach about brotherhood while holding large investments in Blue Chip corporations and being blind to the problem of Poverty?
Bill Gates has announced his semi-retirement where he is transitioning towards a full retirement in two years time. He plans to devote his time to charitable work. Charity is all good especially since he is well blessed with a ruthless business sense that allows him to lord it over everyone else. Microsoft has taken over from IBM the unenviable role of everybody's favorite demon and a target for enthusiastic iconoclasts and independent-minded mavericks. Without a doubt Bill Gates has a lot of money to give away and he will always be first in the books of the recipeints of his dole outs. Charitable contributions are also tax deductible so he is not really giving away anything that will not be taken from him anyway. He is just sharp. You could really admire the man for what he has achieved in his lifetime.
Will his charitable work make a dent on the problem of poverty? He is following in the footsteps of countless other charities that are very good in giving away money while making a lot of money. His publicized intention is to teach people to fish, to educate them; to take them from the ranks of the poor and turn them into wealthy successes who will in turn use their energies and intelligence to perpetuate a vicious cycle for, the more wealthy people are created the more poor people are also being made. Making a man wealthy and successful does not diminish the number of poor people. Education will equip a man to buy a fishing trawler and attempt to fish out all the fishes in the ocean ergo, more hardship for those who are hard up. This type of charity really only makes more poor people. Does his brilliant mind and all the brilliant minds of the good Jesuits not see that charity will not work? that education will not work? I propose that the problem of poverty is intimately bound to the question of distribution: the inequitable distribution of wealth. Chew on that Bill Gates and Jesuits and all you charitable institutions who have made it a business to beg from others to give to beggars.
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Bill Gates has announced his semi-retirement where he is transitioning towards a full retirement in two years time. He plans to devote his time to charitable work. Charity is all good especially since he is well blessed with a ruthless business sense that allows him to lord it over everyone else. Microsoft has taken over from IBM the unenviable role of everybody's favorite demon and a target for enthusiastic iconoclasts and independent-minded mavericks. Without a doubt Bill Gates has a lot of money to give away and he will always be first in the books of the recipeints of his dole outs. Charitable contributions are also tax deductible so he is not really giving away anything that will not be taken from him anyway. He is just sharp. You could really admire the man for what he has achieved in his lifetime.
Will his charitable work make a dent on the problem of poverty? He is following in the footsteps of countless other charities that are very good in giving away money while making a lot of money. His publicized intention is to teach people to fish, to educate them; to take them from the ranks of the poor and turn them into wealthy successes who will in turn use their energies and intelligence to perpetuate a vicious cycle for, the more wealthy people are created the more poor people are also being made. Making a man wealthy and successful does not diminish the number of poor people. Education will equip a man to buy a fishing trawler and attempt to fish out all the fishes in the ocean ergo, more hardship for those who are hard up. This type of charity really only makes more poor people. Does his brilliant mind and all the brilliant minds of the good Jesuits not see that charity will not work? that education will not work? I propose that the problem of poverty is intimately bound to the question of distribution: the inequitable distribution of wealth. Chew on that Bill Gates and Jesuits and all you charitable institutions who have made it a business to beg from others to give to beggars.
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