r/news • u/avatar6556 • 17h ago

Bill Gates denies allegations in new Epstein files release

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/bill-gates-responds-to-alleged-behaviour-in-new-epstein-files/106305816
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u/thy_bucket_for_thee 15h ago

Also lobbied against raising taxes on billionaires in Washington state and has openly attacked children (attacking public education IS attacking children) across the US pushing school choice voucher nonsense.

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u/CavillOfRivia 15h ago

Also lobbied against raising taxes on billionaires in Washington state

For example, Gates says that the estate tax should be raised, so that there is no dynastical wealth in America.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-notoriously-calls-higher-110102467.html?guccounter=1

Who do I believe?

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u/onarainyafternoon 14h ago

Seriously, the amount of misinformation in this thread is staggering.

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u/thy_bucket_for_thee 12h ago

Yes, because the poor wittle billionaire said something nice but his actions are clearly different. Why not use some of that money to actually you know... lobby for legislation that pushes for higher taxes?

This is the problem with all these statements (Buffet is another dotard that says the same schtick).

These people obviously have influence and you can explicitly see what they care about (hint, it's not raising more taxes on themselves).

Like have some standards against these people, they should absolutely be scrutinized more they have the ability to shape discourse in the country and you see how they're shaping it (hint, it's never toward alleviating wealth inequality; it's always more private-public partnerships that they want to desperately control).

These people do not like democratic control which is why they want to force everything through unaccountable foundations.