08-10-2020, 02:47 AM
@rudra You're right about the unequal distribution of resources. I read in the newspaper yesterday that every one looks with appreciation to guys like Gates who seems to be contributing so generously to special causes (probably gets the press to make a big deal about it for him too through his highly paid publicity agents), HOWEVER, no one says how his greediness resulted in his riches and how very little his charity contributions are as a percentage of his total wealth. That contribution is only approximately .01% of his riches and then he probably gets special tax considerations for the donation as well. Ditto all of those famous movie actors and actresses and big tycoons who are earning billions of dollars with plenty of tax concessions. Here are some reports about it in the Washington Post looking at their contributions to the Covid Relief:
The pandemic is testing the generosity of billionaires, according to a Washington Post survey of the 50 richest Americans
I agree with you that you need educated people to make educated population control decisions as well as responsible government leaders, which for the most the world doesn't have. That's probably why Governments aren't touching on the subject. Government leaders wouldn't be able to get voted into their cushy jobs and keep their jobs so usually cozy up to the rich and keep them rich that way. Sort of makes this a bit of a hopeless situation though doesn't it? Like everything is doomed by corruption and greed and there is no leadership or Government leaders who are brave enough to tackle the over population issue head on.
The pandemic is testing the generosity of billionaires, according to a Washington Post survey of the 50 richest Americans
Washington Post Wrote:The relative stinginess of some of America’s wealthiest, to their critics, is particularly outrageous because the financial devastation of the pandemic, so far, appears to have spared many of them. From March through May, the fortunes of America’s billionaires grew by more than $430 billion, according to a report released by the Institute for Policy Studies, a liberal think tank that argues for expanded taxes for corporations and the wealthy.
I agree with you that you need educated people to make educated population control decisions as well as responsible government leaders, which for the most the world doesn't have. That's probably why Governments aren't touching on the subject. Government leaders wouldn't be able to get voted into their cushy jobs and keep their jobs so usually cozy up to the rich and keep them rich that way. Sort of makes this a bit of a hopeless situation though doesn't it? Like everything is doomed by corruption and greed and there is no leadership or Government leaders who are brave enough to tackle the over population issue head on.