Melinda French Gates Is Ready to Take Sides

[@ikerluz2220]

She's unburdened by what has been

[@Code_Dee]

Melinda Gates and her husband almost singlehandedly ruined education under the Bush administration (No Child Left Behind). Their foundation threw money all over the place, got all of our schools to embrace high-stakes standardized testing rather than allowing teachers to address students' individual needs. Anyone who grew up in the 00's knows all teachers started "teaching to the test"... well that was thanks to the Gates' and them thinking they knew more about education than teachers. It was deemed an utter failure and was rolled back under Obama. This is why billionaires are bad people. Their money gives them outsized power and allows them to fundamentally alter society to their own ends without any democratic input.

[@lj9524]

Excellent interview! Thank you! Melinda French Gates will help women’s rights….needed so much not only around the world but critical in America today. Government must not take away women’s reproductive rights. Church and State must be kept separate.

[@terridunnigan642]

I have listened to her ideas quite regularly and i know she has the ability, intelligence and fortitude to make real positive changes in the world.Her personal issues became public which is no doubt very difficult to manage..AND YET MELINDA FRENCH Gates has dealt with these personal and public issues brilliantly with great strength and grace. I am so looking forward to seeing what she will accomplish now and in the many years to follow.

[@Code_Dee]

If she really wanted to help society she'd advocate for much higher taxes for herself and people like her. Philanthropy is a rich person's scam, "you don't need to tax me, I already spend millions on charity!" when if their taxes went up 5% they'd be taxed billions not millions, and it would be used on society at large instead of just their pet projects.

[@nedhill1242]

It’s people like her and her ideas that are destroying this country.

[@rlud304]

Anything but pay her f*cking taxes …what a hero🙄 philanthropy is nothing but a tax evading scam

[@DeborahGee]

Great interview with her and the one I just heard with Pete Buttigieg. The one with Pete helped my decision to subscribe.

[@anfu9948]

Amazing insight and perspective from Melinda French Gates. Keep up the great work!! Love the new you!!

[@anaa236]

Melinda's a good speaker, an interesting, thoughtful woman and OBVIOUSLY Bill Gates' BETTER half! Will be interesting to see what she does with her platform, her money, her voice....

[@valeriewebster9675]

Grateful for Melinda French Gates putting herself out there. It is so easy for others to criticize, but with humility and thoughtfulness Gates is covering new territory.

[@rlud304]

Except for paying her taxes🙄

[@Martcapt]

Just Melinda French now I suppose

[@trinidiana]

This is the most inspiring conversation I have heard in a long time. Actually gives me hope.

[@elaineisabelle427]

Thabk you Linda for all you do. Love you. Harris 2024

[@robnelsonbayvillage]

Melinda's support for Kamala is excellent news for America. Thanks for sharing this insight.

[@plumlogan]

It's as exciting as a Windows screen saver

[@mikewilliams6025]

Clearly you are unaware of how the world works.

[@sadlemayfriedman5564]

​@@mikewilliams6025REALLY DO TELL. PLEASE IDENTIFY YOU'RE HONEST FACTUAL CONTRIBUTION TO THIS SUBJECT AND OTHERS YOU FEEL YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO ADDRESS. GO AHEAD STEP UP

[@sadlemayfriedman5564]

​@@plumloganREALLY COULD YOU EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN. ARE YOU TRYING TO BE SARCASTIC?

[@soukainalaoui]

She is a trans not a woman

[@margaretsomerville2510]

Fabulous woman!

[@AnitaKrajnc]

Thank you for standing up for women and girls. Please consider #ClimateAction since a liveable Earth is a timeless prerequisite. 1/3 of greenhouse gas emissions are from the food system. We need to switch to a plant based food system to address several critical planetary boundaries and humanitarian crises

[@Atom63-f3y]

LOVE when she pointed out the lack of philanthropy in the newest, loudest disruptors...musk,thiel etc

[@DD-rs9zj]

Thank you Melinda we need more women like you

[@rlud304]

Yeah we need more billionaires evading taxes with bs philanthropy

[@suzanneemerson2625]

They’re not evading taxes. Tax LAW is written and passed by Congress to favor the wealthy. They’re just using the legal permission slips Congress has given them. If you want the law changed, stop voting in people whose only priority is helping the wealthy.

[@thevagabond07]

As a man who got lucky to have three mothers (don't ask me how it happened, it's a mystery), I have to say that it is refreshing to finally start feeling aura of female power on world stage that resemble my child hood. Greatful to you Muk.. Mar...and McC...

[@cyboman9171]

My thanks to you, "The Interview" and Lulu Garcia Navarro, for this interview with Melinda Gates. It was very informative and I also found that the advocacy by Melinda Gates of women and girls very encouraging. Her political savvy impressed me in respect of that boor, Elon Musk, and her refusal to speak in terms of truly nasty ad hominem attacks abot him ( which I realize, with an apology, I just did when I called Elon Musk a "boor.") But I found myself wondering: how much has she invested in New York Times stock and bonds? Nevertheless, this video has convinced me that her philanthropic efforts are selfless and sincere, especially in respect of her promotion of the urgent priority of better education for people around the globe. Keep up the good work, Lulu Garcia Navarro and "The Interview"!

[@sadlemayfriedman5564]

I agree with almost everything you said. Except for the praise of the interviewer in a blanket statement. Yesterday I listened to her interviewing Pete Buttigieg. I found her on several of her questions and statements. Borderline accusatory on subjects where there should be none. Anaconda station in her voice I took some what offensive. Asking him questions that he has answered many times. I miss the opportunity to highlight how he viewed traitorous dumpster an issues concerning this country. Speaking as a woman within a group obituaries of my peers. This is a collective comment.

[@adrianapurcell3704]

A great interview!. 👏🏼👏🏼 We need more knowledgable, strong, kind hearter women that want to make this world better❤

[@lindagarland5223]

I believe those women are everywhere! Finally, they are allowed to stand in the light.

[@nancycornett9949]

Thank you so much for this interview! More please!❤❤

[@MysticEmpress111]

Thank you, enjoyed the discussion!

[@masawuphiri2277]

Melinda also needs support . There are a lot things she needs support. She must not be left alone. Probably we might not know what comes tomorrow. She might be the next in yeats to come a crowd puller and who knows what is ahead of her near future.

[@catherineperino3309]

Thank you .. brave• forward thinking •maternal healthcare •access to policies for all children male & females Woman and men need this freedom! Amen ❤️

[@mikewilliams6025]

Well not all children, obviously- considering she's become the leading voice behind the mass murder of many of them.

[@MG-ge5xq]

Very interesting. I didn't know so much about Melinda Gates.

[@squirrelhouse4450]

The interview was well-conducted, and the interviewee demonstrated a high level of professionalism and expertise in their field.

[@TrusellaLouise-ng3pl]

Go girl Keep moving forward

[@sabirsal]

How brave of her. I hope it's not too much of a hardship

[@JanetLClark]

When I was in law school, those Duke University kids were called "Men In Law"" Tremendously entitled and insufferable.

[@jirapornchaiyasan9902]

The interviewer needs to do better. Great answers from Melinda.

[@evelynramos445]

Happy Birthday to Melinfa! This great concepts

[@evelynramos445]

Melinda very grounded, admired

[@abav811]

She’s a fabulous person!

[@maryleahy9658]

Inspiring. Thankyou.

[@ONE1BEAT]

❤Bravo❤

[@jamesallison4875]

We are on the same page. Makes me feel good.

[@twhite8308]

Good for her. It is centuries overdue.

[@plumlogan]

There's nothing so thrilling as discovering elitist priorities 😅

[@mikewilliams6025]

Melinda and Warren both distancing themselves from Bill. I guess the Lolita Express info is still out there, threatening to be revealed.

[@lindagarland5223]

Remember, his name came up with the Epstein stuff.

[@rf4969]

“How do you ground kids not to become one of those people?” Easy…don’t be one of those people yourself.

[@nedhill1242]

Homeschool

[@anamakesthings]

@@nedhill1242 I don't know that keeping them in an even tighter of a bubble is the right call. I'd probably go homeschool over elite private school, but public school over homeschool all day, every day. You learn a lot from being around people who are not like you and, with the right guidance, this is a good place to start cultivating empathy and kindness.

[@nedhill1242]

@@anamakesthings Unless you live in a big city, most of the kids around, you are like you. Same culture same believes. It’s that way in most of the country. In 1978 when Jimmy Carter created the department of education and nationalized, the teachers unions, America had one of if not the best education system in the world. 30 years later, the education system in America was in shambles and was terrible and we had some of the worst standardized testing in the world, especially for minorities. Because the federal government and the teacher unions took over. They wrecked it. They ruined it. Government has never solved or fixed anything. Thomas Sowell is famous for proving how the Arnold solutions only trade-off. He’s famous for showing and proving and documenting that not only does the government not make things better they almost always make them worse Search KZbin for Yuri Bezmenov. He explains Marxist psychological subversion. It used to be that indoctrination didn’t start until you went to college. The most educated people in America are also the most ideological and indoctrinated. But now the indoctrination starts in kindergarten. You are so wrong about public schools being better than homeschooling. That’s not even remotely the case. And there’s no evidence or documentation that even remotely supports that. And you think homeschool kids are isolated. Again that’s not true. Homeschool kids are often with plenty of other kids. Nowadays, homeschool kids can participate in public school sports and activities. Homeschooled kids are perfectly socialized. They’re actually better off because they’re not being a indoctrinated and not picking up bad habits from other kids. Almost no one did homeschools thinks it was a mistake. And more and more people are homeschooling. Even people that aren’t religious or homesteading that live in cities are now homeschooling.

[@suzanneemerson2625]

⁠@@nedhill1242 This comment is totally wrong.

[@nedhill1242]

@@suzanneemerson2625 No. It is not. I live in the south. I know a lot of people that homeschool. People are moving from out west and the north to the south because of the bat shit crazy in blue cities in blue states but also to be able to live on a homestead and to homeschool. And homeschool kids are actually more socialized and better than kids that go to most public schools. I taught school for two years. Public schools are shit shows unless they’re in really white neighborhoods. That’s why when people slam South education because they’re ignorant, and they don’t understand the context of the statistics. California is worth in Texas in education and poverty. But people say that stupid thing all the time. Because they assume blue states are better than red states and education. No, they are not. If you look at counties in California and New York, that have the same racial demographics as southern states you see that educationally they’re the same or worse. Predominantly white school districts in the south or everybody is good as any other school district and any other state. But homeschooling is superior in many ways. A lot of homeschooling today is done in groups. They take trips they get to see things public school. Kids would never get to do and see. They still get to do events and play sports at public schools. And they get to advance much faster, rather than being held back by other kids. So sorry. You’re wrong. The way they left is wrong on everything. Because you’re brainwashed.

[@Diana-jx1ju]

She is a wonderful role model for women who take their own autonomy seriously!

[@mikewilliams6025]

"her own money"

[@WandaBarquinG]

Bravo!

[@eleanorbertuch135]

Excellent presentation

[@paulgilliland2992]

She makes a good point about the altruism of the other big 3 names . It’s difficult to commit to giving 1/2 your wealth away no strings attached , which is probably because of just that .

[@mikewilliams6025]

Bill and Warren Gates have never given their wealth away. They've always bought influence. Melinda has never had money to give away.

[@Code_Dee]

Billionaires are not altruistic, they use philanthropy the way Al Capone gave people Christmas turkeys, it's a way to keep the heat off. Plus it's a way of them picking and choosing what they're money goes to in a way that if it was collected through taxation they couldn't.

[@newday5]

She needs a peace prize for her work

[@RJ1234-d1s]

Kennedy 2024. Much better.

[@NancyTrimble-z6c]

If this were a video podcast instead of only audio, it would be better

[@CalidrisJZ]

How about women's right to life, Ms. French Gates?

[@maryellenrollins4642]

She looks so pretty and serene without husband.

[@rosemauves]

Not she HIM

[@DSTH323]

"Can you define woman," Ketanji Brown Jackson? What is a woman? Is there woman?

[@lifeizgood6016]

Great background reporting!

[@lawrencetchen]

While I'm thankful that she has the character and vision she does given her line of work, I still cannot fathom why we allow such wealth and power to concentrate to so few people. Billionaires should not exist. We are left simply hoping for a just monarch when we know most are corrupted by its power. We see what a large proportion of the ultra-wealthy *do not* have qualities like hers, and those people are putting inordinate resources into bending the moral arc of history away from justice.

[@HidingFromFate]

And so many people defend the very notion of their being billionaires at all. The propaganda is very strong in support of that mindset so I guess it’s understandable.

[@walterprossnitz3471]

I appreciate the points you make - but if someone develops a product or service that becomes omnipresent in our society (whether Microsoft should have become such a product is another question:-), what do you think should be done to prevent them from becoming billionaires? Set a 95% tax rate? Maybe? But there always seem to be ways around that? Peter Thiel "creating" MAGA politicians (such as Vance) and Musk donating tens of millions to Trump (because his daughter is trans) should be prevented at all costs!! Interested in your thoughts....

[@joythought]

Money is attracted to growth. Companies like NVIDIA grow fast and so founders end up making fortunes. Those companies are the 1:100000 companies that make it through all the hurdles. They break past old monopolies. Microsoft was almost crushed back in the day by IBM. Most chip makers didn't take NVIDIA seriously for many years. The car industry experts said Tesla would fail in 2018 and electric cars wouldn't go mainstream for decades. Musk was running Tesla from the mid 2000s and he was not a household name. Tesla has created a worldwide industry in electric cars that otherwise would not have happened. Electric cars will eventually clean up the air on our roads because gas powered cars will largely disappear because they will become uneconomical compared to electric cars. And you want to stop that innovation and set up a USSR style system that ensures that there is no silicon valley because there is no innovation as there is no capital for growth. A tax on unrealized capital gains will get you what you want: a future without new billionaires and a future without innovation... Be careful what you are seeking.

[@lawrencetchen]

@@joythought and how many millions of possible inventors and innovators never get the opportunity, doomed to life with no socioeconomic mobility because they are born in poverty? All of that wealth comes from somewhere, and it is extracted from the labor of working people who have no power against multi-billion dollar corporations. Currently it's just kids of emerald mine operators that get multiple chances at success, rather than something we all have a shot at.

[@raincadeify]

And I find it interesting that there seems to have developed a shift in how the 1% represents itself to the public. It used to be that they were quiet about their politics and loud about their "philanthropic" activities, keeping the rest of us convinced that they could be trusted with all the resources they're hoarding. Now more ultra rich libertarians are speaking their misanthropy loud and proud. I guess Melinda is old school, but the wealth is not distributed either way.

[@kevinguo7097]

Wish she may listen to her kids more closely 😊

[@willdon.1279]

Always interesting to hear how rich people react to life. Melinda (and Bill and Warren) probably learned early, if you are interested in a fulfilled, and yes, happy life, helping others however you are able is most rewarding. In my very small way, putting resources into educating girls, especially in 3rd world places, is the most effective (and cheapest) way of lifting these countries out of poverty. Control over their own bodies crucial here; religions seldom get this right. Wishing all those mentioned the best of luck in their positive endeavours. Edit - it didn't take long for all those "know-nothing, do-nothings" to hate anyone trying to do something positive - unless they are in no position to do anything. Putin doesn't need to destroy our liberal democracy - there are enough of us only too happy to help him here. No compromise, no working together, just complain it's not MY ideal.

[@rlud304]

And she gets to avoid paying her taxes with so called “philanthropy” using the money she made through exploitation. What a hero🙄

[@diseng4ged]

was the interviewer unprepared or something? the questions were terrible, and not conducive to making someone want to answer their questions. would have loved to hear a quality interview w french gates but this definitely isn't it

[@JoanCurbow-uk4si]

She was smarmy and trying to unsettle French Gates. Thank goodness she transcended the "ick".

[@mikewilliams6025]

@@JoanCurbow-uk4si The gushy softball interviewer was trying to unsettle her? You're insane.

[@suzanneemerson2625]

Caps key broken?

[@diseng4ged]

@@suzanneemerson2625 critical thinking skills missing? :(

[@RemiStardust]

I'm not aware that Peter Thiel or Elon Musk have donated billions of dollars to save human lives. But Bill and Melinda Gates certainly have. So that was a weird grouping by the interviewer.

[@letsRegulateSociopaths]

Much the OTHER WAY I'm afraid

[@msvulcanspock]

If Bill Gates had paid a living wage to all his employees and hadn't taken more than his share of the resources, so many other people would not have suffered and died in such terrible circumstances. This is about alleviating their guilt. They don't give what folks want or need. They give what they want to give.

[@Code_Dee]

The Gates' ruined education for 15 years with their "philanthropy", look up No Child Left Behind, that was them. If they really wanted to help humanity they'd advocate for much higher taxes on the rich rather than using philanthropy as a shield. "Look how much we contribute to charity, we don't need to be taxed more!" when even just slightly higher taxes would benefit society more, and in democratic fashion rather than this patronizing bs.

[@RemiStardust]

@@msvulcanspock You don't know what you're talking about. Microsoft is a software company and has produced literally thousands of millionaires. People from all over the world were free to buy the stock on the open market, starging in 1986. Just investing 10k back then would be worth tens of millions now. Who suffered and died because of Bill Gates? Seriously, don't write nonsense like this. Anybody in the world who does anything good at all - some people would quickly bad-mouth and trash talk.

[@Edo9River]

Honestly I have a higher purpose of weighing how to get 2 younger more powerful female relatives to appreciate what she has said

[@Rebel_AF]

I remember walking past those bleachers at Duke with other women 🙄

[@milztempelrowski9281]

mid-life-reinventions... hahaha that's perfect newyorktimesspeak

[@itsaykay]

MFG being a boss!!

[@KathrynDavison]

Re. Roe commentary, approx 32:00, I'm still curious that of all the laws that could use a fresh look, THIS was the law they chose to strike. Just really really curious.

[@Yahookudi]

Something about the reporters tone doesn't sound write - it sounds combative.

[@Sunandstars344]

💙💙💙

[@douglasanderson7301]

She should endorse RFK jr

[@michaelspurling4376]

Whatever you are smoking you should stop.

[@douglasanderson7301]

​@michaelspurling4376 thanks for the thought. I don't smoke but considering the times perhaps I should start. That said if she really wants to make Bill choke up a bone, I think an RFK endorsement with a nice big donation would do it ;~)!

[@michaelspurling4376]

@@douglasanderson7301 She is way too smart to endorse a nut case like RFK Jr.

[@douglasanderson7301]

​@@michaelspurling4376 thanks for taking your time to reply. I hope as time allows you will come to see Mr Kennedy in a better light and forgive my giggle.

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

problem is she's woke so she knows she right. quota makes sense to her, despite making the most privileged in the group best off. like claudine gay, someone more privileged than most americans throughout her entire life - especially with her $900k salary, even after serial cheating. how about listen to roland fryer? help those who despite not having hope achieved. and stop wasting money on naacp which mostly enrich the administration with token benefit to those most deserving.

[@ikerluz2220]

she's fierce

[@Edo9River]

It's not me I'm worried about 😂

[@bmckay4cryingoutlou1]

I don't need twenty-five years to tell you women give differently. You might be data driven but I'm gut driven and over the years have a pretty good track record. Women just have different priorities and different motivation than men. Left to their own devices and totally free from constraints you'll see wildly different results.

[@r8chlletters]

You really shouldn’t sit so long on these interviews when the scene is shifting so quickly.

[@sadlemayfriedman5564]

What makes you say such a ridiculous thing as a woman I listen to many things on the same day and evaluate its relevance. As I believe millions of women do as I do. I am assuming that you are speaking about how you listen and approach important issues. I would suggest you broaden your ability to consume factual information and knowledgeable information provided to us on a daily basis.

[@azalia423]

I find it useful to keep in mind the effects of the NYT's shareholders.

[@iankclark]

Money doesn't solve the most intractable problems. She is contributing to the rift between men and women. Not a deep thinker, simply an activist with $$

[@rcpmac]

You ignore that the rift is driven by men and their inability to evolve.

[@iankclark]

@@rcpmac I rest my case.

[@iankclark]

@@rcpmac I rest my case because you insinuate that men are inferior, faulty, obsolete.

[@mikewilliams6025]

@@rcpmac And yet you're still engaging with men? Your feminist vitriol is unfit for civilized society. Grow up and stop pitting the genders against each other. It helps no one. It's ugly. It's childish. It's brainless. And you should be better than that.

[@msvulcanspock]

Gate's is not an activist, she is trying to salve her conscience for taking more than her share. This is entirely self serving.

[@attackofthewindmills]

Drum roll?

[@Edo9River]

Really thought have several powerful but quiet women in my families. I’m wondering if power must speak out.?

[@letsRegulateSociopaths]

We need to think about the ramifications of allowing random people like her to affect so much of our lives via wealth (which let's be honest, only held back technical development for decades and still does- Windows is a terrible monopoly (ok duopoly)

[@thevagabond07]

🔥🔥🔥🦍

[@deetwise4631]

Why does the NYTimes still give a platform to these oligarchs? I mean, I support Kamala too, but Gates ought to be paying all of US if she expects us to listen to anything she says.

[@raincadeify]

I mean, are you following the news at all? NYT still hasn't fully admitted to being a mouthpiece for the IDF..

[@anastasiabeaverhausen5467]

Because the motive is entirely different. She isn’t snorting coke with teenage hookers in St. Tropez like the rest of them, and you know it.

[@daffidkane8350]

Is the Gates Foundation a charity or a way of expanding the power and influence of the Gates family? Where is the money invested? I note that female billionaires tend to donate to progressive and political causes more so that charitable causes.

[@rcpmac]

Nonsense

[@msvulcanspock]

Good point. This is a justification exercise to alleviate her guilt at taking more than her share.

[@neiljeffers4746]

Forever "wife of" opinions like...

[@kazzz2765]

It’s crazy how even politicians these days don’t come off as oblique as these big shots like her and Sam Altman. Maybe CEOs, too, should be granted total immunity for whatever they say or do

[@S62r]

Just because she took Bill’s money doesn’t make her an expert on anything

[@raincadeify]

"As Warren Buffet says, "You are taking on the hardest problems of society." Is Melinda about to pay my rent?

[@rlud304]

Who gives two sh*ts what any tax evading egomaniacal billionaires have to say?

[@alchemist_one]

She owes Jack Dorsey a public apology for repeatedly saying he's not philanthropic. During the pandemic he donated over 1/4 of his entire wealth to relief efforts.

[@Edo9River]

It looks like you’ve become JD’s spokesperson? Nice. Secondly, why don’t you ask an AI search bot HOW MUCH OF THAT PLEDGE has actually been spent since 2021. ….llol😅

[@letsRegulateSociopaths]

I assume that PLEDGE was made AFTER he doubled his net worth on the backs of American via the fed guarantees?

[@dolinaj1]

@@Edo9River You sound capable of conducting internet research yourself, bro.

[@mikewilliams6025]

@@Edo9River Are you defending Melinda Gates?

[@sadlemayfriedman5564]

I'm sorry but I am unaware of what you're talking about

[@opengrapefruit1534]

Behind every powerful man is a woman except behind Tim Cook

[@ONE1BEAT]

Haha 🤣

[@mikewilliams6025]

There's like six men behind him

[@opengrapefruit1534]

@@mikewilliams6025 and/or inside him

[@TennesseeJed]

👍

[@bo2.4u6]

YOU GO GIRL!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ HER AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS IS THE SAME AGE!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheLunatrick]

Who is she?

[@mikewilliams6025]

A nobody who married and divorced a very rich man

[@Maliceless100]

We'll see if it was the right move to leave the invaluable work of her Foundation in order to become another fluff piece celebrity interviewer chasing the limelight.

[@princenotsocharming128]

The wealthiest men in the world are entrepreneurs and creators. The wealthiest women in the world are inheritants and divorcés. That says everything.

[@thesimulation9651]

Please just go ahead and say what you mean. Dont dance around it, be proud of your conclusion.

[@rcpmac]

The misogyny here is palpable.

[@milart12]

@@thesimulation9651 Are you saying that you don't understand the point of the OP?

[@milart12]

@@rcpmac The truth hurts.

[@princenotsocharming128]

@@thesimulation9651 I think the statement says everything it needs to say. Why don't you take a shot at explaining it?

[@ethanddog31]

Billionaires shouldn’t exist.

[@opengrapefruit1534]

Why?

[@raincadeify]

@@opengrapefruit1534 Seriously? Because eventually all the power and resources migrate to the few. Because a democracy is better than feudalism. Because Dark Money is more dangerous than the Deep State..

[@Code_Dee]

@@opengrapefruit1534 It leads to undemocratic outcomes. Their money gives them too much power compared to the average person. Any society will have some degree of inequality where some people's voices outweigh others, but a billionaire is such a magnitude more powerful than even a millionaire, let alone an average person. Melinda Gates is actually a perfect example because of how her foundation helped change our entire education system for the worse with "No Child Left Behind". Nobody voted for high-stakes standardized testing regimes in schools across America, but we had it anyway for 15 years largely because of her and Bill.

[@llamaboss1434]

Like most billionaire women her great contribution to humanity, that earned her so much money, was marrying a genius and ambitious male. Truly she is an example for women everywhere.

[@az55544]

Why so much hate? It's about you.

[@erikw2460]

What a bigoted comment

[@uisblackcat]

Marital property and assets are joint. It's a joint venture. DEAL.

[@iankclark]

@@az55544 Where's the hate? It's simply factual... plus a wry sense of humor. And you know what they say about feminists and humor.

[@rcpmac]

@@iankclark The misogyny here is palpable.

[@rlud304]

How about pay your taxes rather than evade them by pretending to be a good person through so called “philanthropy.”

[@RebeccaArthur-y9y]

Where is it written she has not paid her taxes. Pls direct us so we can read about. Thanks

[@rlud304]

@@RebeccaArthur-y9y Philanthropy is a scam. Educate yourself

[@dyslexocortext1086]

Average woman who married the boss, divorced and left with a truck load of cash, none of which she earned. Perhaps her advice for American women is to look for a rich man, take him to the cleaners and assume the mantle of feminist icon.

[@rlud304]

Average? In what way was she average? Marrying Which boss specifically? Please do elaborate. I find cringey pathetic useless whiny petty little men like you very entertaining. Do go on… please 😂

[@carolmcintosh5066]

Melinda is a highly educated, experienced businesswoman who earned her wealth, period. Bill Gates respected her, trusted her judgement and collaborated with her.

[@dyslexocortext1086]

@@carolmcintosh5066 Nonsense.

[@abav811]

She’s a fabulous person!

[@diseng4ged]

was the interviewer unprepared or something? the questions were terrible, and not conducive to making someone want to answer their questions. would have loved to hear a quality interview w french gates but this definitely isn't it