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Billion Bill Gates On Thursday, he announced that over the next 20 years he doubled his charity giving up to $ 200 billion.
In A Message in the blog. Microsoft The co -founder wrote that he was motivated by many problems facing the world, such as the health of children and climate change, as well as persuading the late Andrew Carnegie about the accumulation of wealth.
“People will say a lot about me when I die, but I’m determined that” he died rich “will not be one of them,” Gates wrote. “There are too many immediate problems to solve to contain resources that can be used to help people.”
Currently, Gates is the fifth richest person in the world of $ 168 billion, reports Index Bloomberg Billoombes. A $ 200 billion obligation suggests that its charity will grow at the expense of investments.
The Gates Foundation, founded by Gates and his ex -wife, Melinda French Gates, has already distributed more than $ 100 billion in 2000. After Bill Gates gave “virtually everything” from his wealth, the fund would close in late 2045, he said.
Gates – one of the few billionaires that publicly strengthen their charity giving as non -profit organizations and universities Coil from the federal reduction of funding. Despite the increase in the cottage, he said that the benefits could not cover multi -billionaire foreign assistance to the US and other wealthy countries.
“The United States, the United Kingdom, France and other countries around the world have reduced the budget to help tens of billions of dollars. And no charitable organization – even one Gates Fund – can make a bay in the funding that is now,” he wrote. “It is unclear whether the richest countries in the world continue to defend their poorest people.”
In an interview with Financial timesGates criticized Elon Musk for his role in reduction of US foreign aid. In February, the so -called Moscow Department of Government effectively stopped the US Agency for International Development. According to the Federal Agency paid $ 42.5 billion in 2023 Government dataThis provided rescue assistance, including medical care, clean water and food worldwide.
“The picture of the richest person in the world who kills the poorest children in the world is not beautiful,” Gates said Financial times.
In early March Agency According to estimates that reductions will have severe consequences, including 1 million children with serious acute, and up to 166,000 additional malaria deaths.
Gate, his then wife and Warren Buffett Founded in 2010 as commitments for the richest people in the world to distribute more than half of their wealth during life or will. French gate Ever since gone down From the Gates Fund, but has its own charity.
Musk signed a bail. Gates said New York Times What he doesn’t know if Musk will follow.
“The pledge of the cottage is an unusual aspect that you can wait for you to die and still do it. So who knows? He can continue to be a great charity,” he said before showing Musk’s involvement in foreign aid.
Musk gave less than 1% of his wealth, reports Brab. According to the publication, his gifts-paid gifts, not just promised or parked at the foundation of $ 620 million for his life until 2023.
