Seriously, Mr. Gates?

Posted by fivedollargold 12 years, 2 months ago to Economics
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"I am optimistic enough about this that I am willing to make a prediction. By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world."
-Bill Gates

So, the wunderkind of Microsoft wants us to believe that the poor countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and so forth, will turn around their economies in two decades? Really, Mr. Softy? If anything, the trend in many of these areas is toward increased despotism, Jihad, and economic chaos. To build these economies takes leadership of a high order based upon sound capitalist principles. Does this sound like Haiti? The Sudan? Bangladesh? Didn't think so.


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  • Posted by $ WillH 12 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I Maph made the key point right here. If the US, Canada, Australia, etc can be ground down to the level of African nations then there will not be any poor countries by the method of comparing one to another. We will all be royally screwed, but it’s the greater good you know.
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  • Posted by Danno 12 years, 2 months ago
    Gates essentially stole an OS, lied to IBM, and then turned the crank on computer hardware vendors who did not fight and dumb customers who followed every command. Amiga was a pre-emptive multitasking os with gui and full multimedia way before Windows got there and even Apple with the creaky Mac OS Classic. The Dumb Shall Lead. And now we have the adored Jonathan Ive ruining iOS GUI.
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  • Posted by $ Maphesdus 12 years, 2 months ago
    Poor is relative. It's a state which exists only in comparison to wealthier nations.
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