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Why are Billionaires Obsessed With Being Philanthropists?

Why are Billionaires Obsessed With Being Philanthropists?

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In this episode, we talk about how Microsoft’s co-founder used the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to rebuild public trust after the company’s antitrust trial, how strategic donations shaped coverage in major outlets like the British Broadcasting Corporation, National Public Radio, and PolitiFact, how investments connected the Gates Foundation to COVID nineteen vaccine profits, how the Giving Pledge inspired billionaires like Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos, and how charitable foundations protect vast fortunes while influencing media, public health, and global policy.

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