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BumRushDaShow

(156,458 posts) Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:26 AM 18 hrs ago

'I'm alarmed': Bill Gates op-ed warns GOP risking lives -- and national security

Source: Raw Story

July 14, 2025 7:46PM ET

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates took the Senate to task on Monday afternoon in a Wall Street Journal op-ed as the lawmakers eye cuts to what he called "almost every single effective lifesaving aid program."

The Senate is poised to mull over a rescission bill that aims to do away with more than $8 billion in foreign aid, including nearly $1 billion in direct aid for global health programs. That's in addition to the billions in aid already canceled.

"I’m alarmed at how a bid to eliminate inefficiencies in the U.S. budget—an important task—has put us on the verge of cutting funds for almost every single effective lifesaving aid program and, with it, our country’s proud history of helping others less fortunate than ourselves," Gates warned.

He pleaded with GOP leaders to "understand what this spending is" — and what it is not — before deciding to slash the money for global health programs. They should also learn "all the U.S. has gained from it," he added. Gates shared three facts about health aid that have been lost in the discussion.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/bill-gates-2673203654/

Link to WSJ OP Ed - Bill Gates: U.S. Aid for Global Health Is Saving Lives

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'I'm alarmed': Bill Gates op-ed warns GOP risking lives -- and national security (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago OP

Says the billionaire who has benefited for decades Phoenix61 18 hrs ago #1

And has given away billions to humanitarian needs instead of a new Yacht Bengus81 18 hrs ago #4

He's worth 117 BILLION dollars!!! Phoenix61 18 hrs ago #5

Here is a good place to start research on the good Bill and Malinda Gates do... pazzyanne 17 hrs ago #7

And he just gave almost all of it to his charitable foundation back in May BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago #8

And...Bezo's ex wife plans to give away her billions for the same causes by the time she dies Bengus81 13 hrs ago #16

They just got married, when? BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #17

No...his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott....not his new wife. So she's worth about $40+ billion Bengus81 8 hrs ago #23

Thanks for clarifying! BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #24

Stop with the making the perfect the enemy of the good. It's a RW kind of mental habit they apply to us when we're in ancianita 17 hrs ago #9

As I travel in central Africa ... SomewhereInTheMiddle 15 hrs ago #11

And lets not forget the Carter Foundation milestogo 14 hrs ago #14

And of course his "Habitat for Humanity" BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #18

☝☝☝☝☝☝ THIS!!!! ☝☝☝☝☝☝ nt wolfie001 15 hrs ago #13

And...plans to give ALL of it away to humanitarian aid by 2045. What other Billionaire Bengus81 13 hrs ago #15

He will die a billionaire. How exactly is he standing Phoenix61 12 hrs ago #19

I could probably give away ten more dollars myself. Torchlight 12 hrs ago #20

He is planning on giving 99% of it away. applegrove 5 hrs ago #26

Calling out rePUKES is what matters. Has Bob Dylan ever said a word? Silent as a church mouse wolfie001 15 hrs ago #12

"Ha ha. Suckers. It's what we do." - G.O.P. Darkside Kabal BoRaGard 18 hrs ago #2

We need more influential people to speak out. gab13by13 18 hrs ago #3

I agree. riversedge 16 hrs ago #10

good for him et tu 17 hrs ago #6

Surely he realizes, with a statement like this... slightlv 12 hrs ago #21

They've been doing their best trying to turn "empathy" into a dirty word Jack Valentino 4 hrs ago #28

Not just empathy... but words like kindness and sharing. nt slightlv 4 hrs ago #29

Now he's upset Miguelito Loveless 11 hrs ago #22

the "pro-life Christian" party DOES NOT CARE Skittles 5 hrs ago #25

Talk is cheap. Shut down ALL their fucking Windows computers as part of a national strike. PERIOD usonian 4 hrs ago #27

He owns less than 1% of outstanding Microsoft shares fujiyamasan 1 min ago #30

Phoenix61

(18,460 posts)

1. Says the billionaire who has benefited for decades

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:30 AM

18 hrs ago

from repuke tax policies.

Bengus81

(9,002 posts)

4. And has given away billions to humanitarian needs instead of a new Yacht

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:59 AM

18 hrs ago

or Gulfstream jet. He just gave away 50B the other day for the same causes. Let's see Bezo's or Musk to one fucking thing to help people dying of hunger and disease World wide.

Phoenix61

(18,460 posts)

5. He's worth 117 BILLION dollars!!!

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 08:04 AM

18 hrs ago

He could give away 116 billion dollars and he’d still be a billionaire!!! So what if he’s slightly less of an ass hole than someone else.

pazzyanne

(6,696 posts)

7. Here is a good place to start research on the good Bill and Malinda Gates do...

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 08:47 AM

17 hrs ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates_Foundation

BumRushDaShow

(156,458 posts)

8. And he just gave almost all of it to his charitable foundation back in May

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 08:52 AM

17 hrs ago

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143455261

Buffet has also been giving his to the Gates' foundation along with those by his children and in memory of his wife - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143487395

The reason why those 2 aren't #1 & #2 on the Forbes list instead of Muskrat and Bozos is because they have been giving their money away to their foundations over the past 15 years. Otherwise they would have as much or more than the 2 greedy miscreants.

Bengus81

(9,002 posts)

16. And...Bezo's ex wife plans to give away her billions for the same causes by the time she dies

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 12:49 PM

13 hrs ago

BumRushDaShow

(156,458 posts)

17. They just got married, when?

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #16)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 01:39 PM

12 hrs ago

A couple weeks ago (Jun 27, 2025 I think)? And after pretty much taking over Venice with an obscene 3-day wedding extravaganza?

Bengus81

(9,002 posts)

23. No...his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott....not his new wife. So she's worth about $40+ billion

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #17)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 06:03 PM

8 hrs ago

BumRushDaShow

(156,458 posts)

24. Thanks for clarifying!

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #23)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 06:39 PM

7 hrs ago

I think I do now recall something about that. That was a little while ago.

ancianita

(41,013 posts)

9. Stop with the making the perfect the enemy of the good. It's a RW kind of mental habit they apply to us when we're in

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 08:58 AM

17 hrs ago

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office. They've done it to every Democratic president.

Don't throw out the babies with the bathwater; it's not all or nothing. While we don't want oligarchy, most billionaires want democracy.

Remember: Gates has credibility as a billionaire with Republicans. Also keep in mind that there are good billionaires as well as bad.

Michael Bloomberg, in 2024, was the largest philanthropic donor in America, giving away $3.7 billion. He also made a $1.8 billion pledge to Johns Hopkins University to make medical school tuition-free for some students and support financial aid for others.

George Soros focuses his philanthropy through the Open Society Foundations on promoting human rights and democracy, particularly in Eastern Europe.

Here are many more...
https://tfn.scot/lists/worlds-most-generous-billionaires-and-how-to-contact-them

SomewhereInTheMiddle

(544 posts)

11. As I travel in central Africa ...

Reply to ancianita (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 11:05 AM

15 hrs ago

... I see a number of schools, hospital, nature conservancy efforts with the names of Bill and Melinda, Buffet, Clinton's and a few others. It makes a difference here.

My own job is funded though the MasterCard Foundation.

USAID was on many more places and efforts, but that is quickly dwindling. Which is a huge shame.

Gates is right in his editorial. The US is making a huge mistake by doing away with USAID, one it will take decade to fix, if we ever can.

milestogo

(21,277 posts)

14. And lets not forget the Carter Foundation

Reply to SomewhereInTheMiddle (Reply #11)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 11:22 AM

14 hrs ago

which worked on elections around the globe and eradicated Guinea Worm.

BumRushDaShow

(156,458 posts)

18. And of course his "Habitat for Humanity"

Reply to milestogo (Reply #14)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 01:42 PM

12 hrs ago

where he was still out there hammering into his 90s!

wolfie001

(5,681 posts)

13. ☝☝☝☝☝☝ THIS!!!! ☝☝☝☝☝☝ nt

Reply to ancianita (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 11:11 AM

15 hrs ago

Bengus81

(9,002 posts)

15. And...plans to give ALL of it away to humanitarian aid by 2045. What other Billionaire

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 12:43 PM

13 hrs ago

had done JACK FUCKING SHIT standing up to Trump about ending USAID which will KILL millions?

Phoenix61

(18,460 posts)

19. He will die a billionaire. How exactly is he standing

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #15)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 01:52 PM

12 hrs ago

up to Trump? Complaining about something ain’t shit. He knew what was in Project 2025. Why didn’t he do something then?

Torchlight

(5,072 posts)

20. I could probably give away ten more dollars myself.

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 01:53 PM

12 hrs ago

But doing that wouldn’t automatically make me a better or worse person. Sometimes, it’s more helpful to reflect on what we’re each able to give, rather than judging what someone else should be giving. It can lead to a broader, more constructive perspective.

applegrove

(126,770 posts)

26. He is planning on giving 99% of it away.

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 08:51 PM

5 hrs ago

wolfie001

(5,681 posts)

12. Calling out rePUKES is what matters. Has Bob Dylan ever said a word? Silent as a church mouse

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 11:10 AM

15 hrs ago

Keep Speaking Out Bill Gates! Woo Hoo!

BoRaGard

(6,234 posts)

2. "Ha ha. Suckers. It's what we do." - G.O.P. Darkside Kabal

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:31 AM

18 hrs ago

gab13by13

(28,821 posts)

3. We need more influential people to speak out.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:38 AM

18 hrs ago

We need corporate leaders to speak out. People remain silent because they fear Krasnov, thank you Bill Gates for speaking the truth in a country full of lies.

We need church leaders to speak out, we need Pope Leo to speak out.

We should have done town halls that put faces to the harm the Big Ugly Death Bill is going to do, and now we have another Big Ugly Death Bill.

riversedge

(76,547 posts)

10. I agree.

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 09:59 AM

16 hrs ago

et tu

(2,338 posts)

6. good for him

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 08:15 AM

17 hrs ago

melinda and bill have donated a lot of money
to help our planet and people. sure he could have
paid more taxes which right now would go to line
krankov's pockets but no rockets and he is still
funding fusion development. more, much more
need to speak out and get louder!