Bill Gates takes rich to task

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Feb 4 13:25:54 PST 2002


Nathan Newman wrote:


>The way Gates got rich was illegitimate but the way he is spending the
>proceeds is, as far as I can tell, quite admirable. He is following in the
>footsteps of the elder Rockefeller, but more consciously and earlier in his
>connection of private philanthropy to the broader social conditions.

At the press conference, someone asked Gates if he thought private philanthropy was a substitute for government action. Gates said "certainly not."

Doug



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