http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-gatesx07jan07,0,2533850.story The above article appeared in the LA Times in 2007, so it's aged, but it paints a different picture of the Gates' philanthropy. On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Petros <Petros.Listig@fdrive.com.au> wrote:
From: "Slav Pidgorny (GEUS)" <slav.pidgorny@anz.com>
Reductio ad absurdum, nice try.
Check out work of Dambisa Moyo. This one is a good starting point: "Why Foreign Aid Is Hurting Africa " (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123758895999200083.html). Good intentions don't guarantee good outcomes, especially when the outcome is not as immediate and tangible as that of eye surgery.
Well, that is talking largely about government-run "aid" which is given from governments to governments.
This "aid" is quite often decided by government and business priorities of the giving nation (think about Canberra's "aid budget" used for detaining asylum seekers, or giving aid coupled with political favours) and quite often just pocketed by corrupt governments in the receiving countries.
Aid as coming from the Fred Hollows Foundation, Medicians Without Borders, Plan or UNHCR are examples of charity work that actually help. It needs a stretch of imagination to argue that they responsible for keeping people in poverty und hunger.
The "lefties" are not responsible for misused government money, here and abroad. It's a cheap shot.
Regards Peter
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