Save the World!

[AtariLegend]

I think this with the great minds of these forums, that if we all put our heads together, that we would all be able to come up with a great way to wipe out World Poverty, War, reduce Global Warming, and those kind of things.

What do you people think ideas/soultions?

How do we save the world from Global Warming?

How do we stop a war with Iran?

How do we stop a war with North Korea

How do we save the World?

THIS IS NOT A BILL GATES THREAD!

[Walk]

Contraception.

[Bill 213]

I agree with above statement for one.  You can't stop a problem that people aren't doing nothing about.  Instead of donating our hard earned money, why don't we just buy crates and crates of condoms for them.  Overpopulation isn't me and my $20/hour job's fault.....it's the people that can't stop fucking like rabbits.  Same with Aids.  I get sick of seeing the commercials and seeing the live aid bullshit.......you can call me an asshole, but c'mon I'd rather donate money to people that couldn't help their situation like those people in Pakistan with the earthquake and the tsunami victims. 

[AtariLegend]

I guess forcing Bill Gates to give serious money to charity is a silly idea then.

[Rockin' Rose]

I guess forcing Bill Gates to give serious money to charity is a silly idea then.

I don't think no one has forced him to donate hundreds of millions, have to respect the guy.

I don't think there's nothing we can do, people ain't going to give up their luxuries..

btw. Happy "we have used this years natural resources of the planet" day

[Jim]

I agree with above statement for one.  You can't stop a problem that people aren't doing nothing about.  Instead of donating our hard earned money, why don't we just buy crates and crates of condoms for them.  Overpopulation isn't me and my $20/hour job's fault.....it's the people that can't stop fucking like rabbits.  Same with Aids.  I get sick of seeing the commercials and seeing the live aid bullshit.......you can call me an asshole, but c'mon I'd rather donate money to people that couldn't help their situation like those people in Pakistan with the earthquake and the tsunami victims. 

Yeah! Bloody hungry bastards. Enough sex already! Watch some tv or something, or err... just walk down to the well again.

[AtariLegend]

Over crowding isn't the only cause.

[Walk]

It's serious, though. It's a bigger problem in tropical climates, where diseases spread more easily.

[AtariLegend]

Great I'll change the post?

[Walk]

Of course not. No one thinks overpopulation is the only problem, but it should certainly get priority.

[journey]

I guess forcing Bill Gates to give serious money to charity is a silly idea then.

He already does.

[AtariLegend]

I guess forcing Bill Gates to give serious money to charity is a silly idea then.

He already does.

What % of his money, the guy could probably buy the Eastern World with his wallet.

[journey]

I guess forcing Bill Gates to give serious money to charity is a silly idea then.

He already does.

What % of his money, the guy could probably buy the Eastern World with his wallet.

I did a quick search for you.

Here's what he spends his charity money on:

$1 billion  over 20 years to establish the Gates Millennium Scholarship Program, which will support promising minority students through college and some kinds of graduate school.
$750 million  over five years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, which includes the World Health Organization, the Rockefeller Foundation, Unicef, pharmaceutical companies and the World Bank.
$350 million  over three years to teachers, administrators, school districts and schools to improve America?s K-12 education, starting in Washington State.
$200 million  to the Gates Library Program, which is wiring public libraries in America?s poorest communities in an effort to close the ?digital divide.?
$100 million  to the Gates Children?s Vaccine Program, which will accelerate delivery of lifesaving vaccines to children in the poorest countries of the world.
$50 million  to the Maternal Mortality Reduction Program, run by the Columbia University School of Public Health.
$50 million  to the Malaria Vaccine Initiative, to conduct research on promising candidates for a malaria vaccine.
$50 million  to an international group called the Alliance for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer.
$50 million  to a fund for global polio eradication, led by the World Health Organization, Unicef, Rotary International and the U.N. Foundation.
$40 million  to the International Vaccine Institute, a research program based in Seoul, South Korea.
$28 million  to Unicef for the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus.
$25 million  to the Sequella Global Tuberculosis Foundation.
$25 million  to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, which is creating coalitions of research scientists, pharmaceutical companies and governments in developing countries to look for a safe, effective, widely accessible vaccine against AIDS.

[AtariLegend]

I guess forcing Bill Gates to give serious money to charity is a silly idea then.

He already does.

What % of his money, the guy could probably buy the Eastern World with his wallet.

I did a quick search for you.

Here's what he spends his charity money on:

$1 billion over 20 years to establish the Gates Millennium Scholarship Program, which will support promising minority students through college and some kinds of graduate school.
$750 million over five years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, which includes the World Health Organization, the Rockefeller Foundation, Unicef, pharmaceutical companies and the World Bank.
$350 million over three years to teachers, administrators, school districts and schools to improve America?s K-12 education, starting in Washington State.
$200 million to the Gates Library Program, which is wiring public libraries in America?s poorest communities in an effort to close the ?digital divide.?
$100 million to the Gates Children?s Vaccine Program, which will accelerate delivery of lifesaving vaccines to children in the poorest countries of the world.
$50 million to the Maternal Mortality Reduction Program, run by the Columbia University School of Public Health.
$50 million to the Malaria Vaccine Initiative, to conduct research on promising candidates for a malaria vaccine.
$50 million to an international group called the Alliance for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer.
$50 million to a fund for global polio eradication, led by the World Health Organization, Unicef, Rotary International and the U.N. Foundation.
$40 million to the International Vaccine Institute, a research program based in Seoul, South Korea.
$28 million to Unicef for the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus.
$25 million to the Sequella Global Tuberculosis Foundation.
$25 million to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, which is creating coalitions of research scientists, pharmaceutical companies and governments in developing countries to look for a safe, effective, widely accessible vaccine against AIDS.

Think of it as a moral issue, how much money does he have?

[journey]

What the hell are you talking about? He's one of the most generous people on the planet. Maybe if you did some research you would know that.

[AtariLegend]

What the hell are you talking about? He's one of the most generous people on the planet. Maybe if you did some research you would know that.

I just thought him spending more than 1% of his wallet might make a difference.

[journey]

He spends plenty of money on charity but  he's only one person. It's not liike he blows all his money on hookers and coke. He's trying to make a difference, but it takes time to accomplish projects of that magnitude.


Maybe you should worry about your own wallet and morals before judging someone elses.

[-Jack-]

Well.. I think I heard Bill has about 36 billion dollars.. thats his own money... I could be wrong.. and that was a long time ago.. but if thats about how much he has...

He's donating 7% of his income to charity (according to that chart.. I just divided the amount in billions by 36). Which in my opinion isn't that bad. How many of you donate 7% of your income? I know hes rich and all.. but don't throw stones unless you can back it up (and if you can back it up.. well then.. go ahead and stone em all you want)

Maybe you should worry about your own wallet and morals before judging someone elses.

Exactly.

[AtariLegend]

He spends plenty of money on charity but he's only one person. It's not liike he blows all his money on hookers and coke. He's trying to make a difference, but it takes time to accomplish projects of that magnitude.


Maybe you should worry about your own wallet and morals before judging someone elses.

Maybe, I am not rich, I just think having almost unlimited money would be more than enough for someone.

[Bill 213]

He spends plenty of money on charity but he's only one person. It's not liike he blows all his money on hookers and coke. He's trying to make a difference, but it takes time to accomplish projects of that magnitude.


Maybe you should worry about your own wallet and morals before judging someone elses.

Maybe, I am not rich, I just think having almost unlimited money would be more than enough for someone.

This goes back to my initial point.......why the hell is it his problem though?  He earned his money because he's a fucking business guru.  He donates a hell of a lot more than anyone in the world and he doesn't even have to.  At one point he was worth $56 billion dollars.  He could give all that away to charity and it still wouldn't amount to jack shit.  For the millions of people that would feed, millions more would be expecting a chunk of it.  Point is this.....every person in this world is responsible for themselves.  In 1750 my great great great great great great grandpappy Jebediah Bill213 was out there hunting and killing his own food, building his own log cabin and making his own clothes out of bear skin.  As technology grew, people became dependant.  Now they expect everything to be handed to them without having to take responsibility for anything.