Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation- Truth Revealed

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The Los Angeles Times has revealed the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has made millions of dollars each year from companies blamed for many of the same social and health problems the Foundation seeks to address. We speak with the lead reporter on the LA Times investigative team that broke the story.
the LA Times investigation reveals the Gates Foundation's humanitarian concerns are not reflected in how it invests its money. In the Niger Delta -- where the Foundation funds programs to fight polio and measles - the Foundation has also invested more than $400 million dollars in companies including Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil Corp, and Chevron. These oil firms have been responsible for much of the pollution many blame for respiratory problems and other afflictions among the local population.

The Gates Foundation also has investments in sixty-nine of the worst polluting companies in the US and Canada, including Dow Chemical. It holds stakes in pharmaceutical companies whose drugs cost far beyond what most AIDS patients around the world can afford. Other companies in the Foundation's portfolio have been accused of transgressions including forcing thousands of people to lose their homes; supporting child labor; and defrauding and neglecting patients in need of medical care.

Overall, the LA Times says nearly $9 billion in Gates Foundation money is tied up in companies whose practices run counter to the foundation's charitable goals and social mission. And that number may be understated - the Gates Foundation has not provided details on more than four billion dollars in investments it says are loans.

The Gates Foundation refused to talk to the LA Times about specific investments and whether it planned to change its practices. We also contacted the Gates Foundation for comment but we did not get a response.

Charles Piller, the lead reporter on the Los Angeles Times investigative team that broke this story. He joins us from Los Angeles.

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[MaryEllen45]

Bill and Melinda Gates foundation issued press release attacking Anti-GMO groups as contributing to world hunger. This is pure propaganda, Yield reports clearly show no higher yield with toxic GMOs. He is in bed with Rockefeller Foundation and Monsanto. Easy to google this and find specifics...start with his

spin press release.

[jas16899]

Bill Gates gave me a sandwich and it tasted bad. Fuck them, man.

[144000V]

They need to hang these mother fuckers EUGENIC,MAZONIC,ZIONIST,EVIL,I­LLUMINATI PIECES OF SHIT contributing trillions of dollars to kill babys ,and the reest of the world is dying of hunger ,you are not fooling the world any more mother fuckers you need to die for crimes against humanity,vaacines and sterilisation programs you bastards you and your fucking new world order is going down mother fuckers.

[D4M4G3D]

@kissfan7 It could take five minutes. This only took 10 seconds. Enjoy.

[kissfan7]

@D4M4G3D "[A] citation would be a waste of time."

If you're reading this, you're already on the Internet. It could take you five minutes to get the title and the author. I'm not asking for a five page, double-spaced, footnoted essay here.

[D4M4G3D]

@kissfan7 You're missing the 'whole picture'...a citation would be a waste of time. You have the questions, the truths are easy to find. But. Can you handle the truth.

[kissfan7]

@D4M4G3D Could you provide a citation?

"Remember whom you are dealing with...these are people that want to remain wealthy..."

I'd imagine a product that kills it's own customers so quickly would be an obstacle to that goal.

[D4M4G3D]

@MegaRichie10 Investigate. Get the info on the pros and the cons. There are good and there are bad. Educate yourself, draw your own conclusions. The interweb is a vast resource for information.

[D4M4G3D]

@kissfan7 Studies were done with hamsters fed GMO soy, the results were horrendous; infertility, hair growth in the mouth and death of offspring. The study can be found online. This is just one instance. Remember whom you are dealing with...these are people that want to remain wealthy...having a conscience interferes with that.

[MegaRichie10]

can someone tell me if its truth i heard that vaccination does more harm than good is it truth. :-)