Comments on: Melinda Gates: Giving away billions getting easier

The co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said that the charitable work got less hard once she and her husband decided to focus on the world's big problems.

[mravichandran]

Very generous and noble of her to donate her billions to the needy. it requires a large heart to donate such huge money. it is also very magnanimous of her to say good words about attorney Joel Klein, who worked on a lawsuit against microsoft. let their good work continue.

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Ravi kaushika; mravichandran @ hotmail.com

[gary85739]

I don't know of any family that has given so much to various charities!

These Gates are in a class by themselves!

I'd like to see more of rich/wealthy use the real "trickle down theory" and help those in need!

[dr_when]

If only the liberals in Hollywood gave what the Gates have. They talk the talk but rarely walk the walk. Saving a few bald eagles is not the same as saving a child!!!

[The_Decider]

Yeah, Gates gives away money for PR like it is going to erase the theft that gave him that money. How many billionaires are there in Hollywood? Besides, Gates could give away 99% of his ill-gotten fortune and he would still be a billionaire. Not much of a sacrifice.

[Mr. Dee]

Just imagine the effects the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will have on the world in the decades to comes. Not only better societies but a better humanity!

CNET, by comments are not making it throught, whats up with that?

[zack20]

When will we see the Steve Jobs foundation, giving away his money?

[gary hern]

Thank God for Bill and Microsoft and all of his associates including his family. The more you
give the more you will receive because of the awesom responsibility in giving. America needs
informative advertisement to educate the public of what is actually going on today. What real-
ly is the American view of business vrs. Government. Civial matters that affect our ability to continue our way of life and interact with one and another. Because of the Gate's alot of new
and younger people have benifited from Microsoft. Now we need to play catch-up with the other 20% of America that has never used the internet, never had the oppertunity to be in-
volved with daily matters that even call for giving let alone receiving. Imagine no billboards,
no TV, not even the access to the web, and we have over 60 million Americans that we
are not reaching who could make the differance in public opinion along with the rest of all
the Americans claiming to be involved. Usually 10% of America give all the time, with ano-
ther 20% giving to their local church or cause, bringing up the rear is 60% of us just being
able to give is questionable let alone likely.. Thank You! Mr. and Mr. Gates from all of us!

[jkk_colo]

Another interesting aspect of this huge pool of money is that it is not controlled by any government. They say that the most efficient form of government is a benevolent dictator - that probably applies to redistribution of wealth in this case.