Well we really are working in real time today! Earlier today we wrote about the world’s billionaires and how they had a meeting to try and do good for the world. Some pledged to give away half of their fortunes to charity. Lo and behold here is something from one of them today about what we have been talking about: economic disparity. Good old Bill has always been out in front on this stuff. He set up a foundation long ago focused on providing aid to many of the poorest places. I bet he pledged to give up half his money too without even checking (am I wrong??). Anyway, he goes against the grain which I love. He says that contrary to what you see and hear everywhere else, things are getting much better around the world. So much so that there will be no more poor countries by 2035! He argues that world development is good, is turning countries self-sufficient that weren’t before, lowering deaths by malaria, and championing Government aid. He has lots of statistics to back this up but I don’t see much that would support his very positive view of 2035. Even without facts and details, I am glad that he is saying it. People listen to and are influenced by people like Bill Gates. I could see other people of his wealth status jumping on board and matching his donations or doing something else to make a positive difference. Because I think good news and feelings spread, just the same way that bad ones do and we need more good ones out there. In fact, I would love to see one news outlet (could be appropriately named Good News), just one, that focuses on positive developments both here and abroad. Every single new outlet focuses on negative events, and then throw in one or maybe 2 positive ones before going right back to it. I don’t watch the news I only read it but every single one I have seen is the same. Good for Bill Gates for seeing the glass half full! I am glad he didn’t look at a look of the other stuff that we have lately or he might not be so positive! I would love to hear more about what he is doing about everything. There will probably be an article about this somewhere soon and I promise to put it in here. We just need more Bill Gates out there.
Bill Gates: There will be no poor countries by 2035
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