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Originally posted by skywalker:
I was reading the thread about Keanu Reeves ( http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...;f=10;t=016132 ) and many feel how great he is for giving away money from his earnings from the Matrix films.
I got to thinking about Bill Gates.
I was just wondering why Microsoft Bill doesn't seem to get much slack for his charitable donations. I think his foundation is doing incredible work and wanted to know what your thoughts are about him.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm
Mark
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You are quite right, Skywalker. Bill gates really HAS worked hard and donated money to people $1000's of dollars by just writing him, and then they weigh all the letters, do some checks and then they send the worst off a check.
I am happy he is helping, and yeah, people, for some reason, love to 'down' people when they are 'in the lime light' or are really popular or famous. Look at Martha Steward (Yeah, I know) but she isn't a vile evil person, and she has ALSO donated many thousands of dollars to childrens hospitals and cancer clinics, but everyone loves to dwell on the negative. Humankind is like this, which is why we need to stop, and think about what we say, because we shouldn't judge someone by their occupation or what the media says.
Good post!
PS: Even though MS kinda screwed me, I know it wasn't Bill's fault. I bet he never even KNEW of the contract I signed with Microsoft for $45,000. I *do* blame the handler and the Area Manager for Microsoft Games though. [img]smile.gif[/img] But 'oh well'. I'm not going to dwell on it. Time to move on and think of the future.