Comments on: Why is the Gates Foundation Investing in Governments? http://techrights.org/2008/12/23/gates-foundation-governments-investments/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/12/23/gates-foundation-governments-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-54342 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:58:17 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/12/23/gates-foundation-governments-investments/#comment-54342 Actually, there is an interesting recent story I was prepared to back my statement with. A few months ago, Time Magazine published a multi-part glorification marathon about the Gates Foundation. If you look closely enough, then you discover it was authored by the husband of the former head of the foundation’s manager, who has Microsoft history. Her place was occupied by Microsoft’s Raikes, who will now have a large fund with which to promote Microsoft’s interests. The former head meanwhile moved closer to the government in DC (Smithsonian).

it’s amazing how much information one can gather by following the news and taking notes.

]]> By: Andre http://techrights.org/2008/12/23/gates-foundation-governments-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-54341 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:52:01 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/12/23/gates-foundation-governments-investments/#comment-54341 And you can employ your family and their grand children and do white business withour risk.

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The conservative investment choice is state saving bonds or a portfolio of some big stock market companies. So what do you expect? These foundations are basically large investment portfolio…

Actually, it’s massively superior. With a charity you needn’t pay tax. Even Warren chipped in.

]]> By: Andre http://techrights.org/2008/12/23/gates-foundation-governments-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-54338 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:42:44 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/12/23/gates-foundation-governments-investments/#comment-54338 Because you cannot give these sums to your bank around the door. You are forced to invest. The conservative investment choice is state saving bonds or a portfolio of some big stock market companies. So what do you expect? These foundations are basically large investment portfolio which spent their money on philanthrophy. Whether it is the Gates or the Nobel foundations is no issue here. In times of unstable stock markets of course the activities of a foundation are put under risk.

]]> By: Diamond Wakizashi http://techrights.org/2008/12/23/gates-foundation-governments-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-54264 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:04:09 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/12/23/gates-foundation-governments-investments/#comment-54264 “Why is the Gates Foundation Investing in Governments?”

Because the Gates “Foundation” wants governments to invest in low quality software from a vicious monopolist.

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