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The Bill Gates Problem
- Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire
- Narrated by: Tim Schwab
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
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Brought to you by Penguin.
You know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world. But there's another side to Bill Gates.
We might like to think of the Gates Foundation as an innocent charity giving away money, collaborating with stakeholders, and listening to the desires of the populations it hopes to help, but that's simply not how it works in practice. The charity internally sets a policy agenda for how to fix the world - based on one man's worldview - then imposes this vision onto the developing world by funding groups that align with it.
Combining rich storytelling and ground-breaking reporting, The Good Billionaire offers listeners a provocative and timely counter-narrative about one of the world's most widely recognized individuals - a true global celebrity with a truly global audience. But more than that, this book speaks to a vital political question around economic inequality and the erosion of democratic institutions - why should the super-rich be able to transform their wealth into political power, and just how far can they go?
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- CityChick
- 07-01-24
The last chapter, being an excellent summary with suggestions
Excellent insight. Last chapter, a summary that raises questions about Foundations and the effects of Gates and his malign influence, being especially important and should be compulsory reading!
The public need to understand and differentiate results from PR.
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- Simon T
- 07-01-24
An urgent read for a long overdue inquiry into Big Boy Bill
All my life I thought “even if most billionaires are arrogant sociopaths at least there’s bill gates as a counter point”, that counter point has been debunked. We must tax and aim to abolish the possibility of ever becoming so ungodly rich and powerful.
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