Gates Foundation to give $10 billion for vaccine research.

[dennilfloss]

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2010/01/29/12660841-ap.html

Thank you, Bill & Melinda. Hopefully this will inspire other wealthy persons to donate.

 

[her209]

$10g != $10b

 

[Hacp]

So little? I heard Gates was running outa money but not THAT fast...

 

[dennilfloss]

g for giga = billion

$10k would mean ten grand.

 

[Net]

good. If he becomes as passionate with his foundation as he was with microsoft we'll see some great results (lol, i can think of a lot of jokes reguarding that sentence, but seriously it will be a big impact).

 

[bignateyk]

Who the hell says giga-dollars?

 

[dennilfloss]

The foundation has already done a lot of good. Bill and his wife are quite passionate about it.

 

[dennilfloss]

Who the hell says giga-dollars?

Me.

 

[bignateyk]

Me.

:hmm:

 

[dennilfloss]

Don't think too hard. It will give you a headache.

 

[alyarb]

a used sukhoi 27UB? that will cost about 5 megs.


see, it's easy.

 

[darkxshade]

Like him or hate him... you have to respect him. He could've taken that money and did just about anything he wanted with it but he choose to share it with the world instead through medical research.

 

[Gibsons]

A good vaccine for TB would be very very cool. The current one is pretty lame.

 

[bignateyk]

Like him or hate him... you have to respect him. He could've taken that money and did just about anything he wanted with it but he choose to share it with the world instead through medical research.

Although I agree with you, it's not all his money. Warren Buffet donated his entire fortune to the Gates foundation. They also get donations from the general population like most other charities.

 

[KeithTalent]

I think Bill and Buffett are my favourite billionaires.

KT

 

[RESmonkey]

Awesome. Philanthropic ex-CEO. Another reason why I love Microsoft

 

[Q]

Jeez

 

[dennilfloss]

I think Bill and Buffett are my favourite billionaires.

KT

They are great philanthropists.

 

[TechBoyJK]

Although I agree with you, it's not all his money. Warren Buffet donated his entire fortune to the Gates foundation. They also get donations from the general population like most other charities.

TRUE, but you have to respect that the foundation was started with his cash, and the reason Buffet gave the foundation his money is because he said the foundation was such a well run operation there was absolutely no point in him starting his own. He decided it was better to just give his money to bill and melinda. That's class.

 

[darkxshade]

Not to take anything from Warren, they're both deserving of credit for their generosity.

 

[Fear No Evil]

I thought rich people just keep all their money?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

amazing. Do those oil sheiks in the M.E. have any charities like this with their limitless billions or does islam frown upon philanthropy?

 

[DrPizza]

Maybe he can spend a couple million of it to negate the problems caused by the blond bimbo who has turned a lot of people away from vaccinations because "it'll give them autism."

 

[zoiks]

Awesome. Philanthropic ex-CEO. Another reason why I love Microsoft

What does Microsoft have to do with anything?

 

[Red Squirrel]

That's great, it's nice to see someone rich being very generous with his money. Bill Gates has always been good with that TBH and it's nice to see.