current connection philanthropy

                Bill Gates, some people would argue that he is one of the most intelligent people on earth. So, if this man is in fact as smart as he would have the world believe, being the founder of Microsoft, don’t you think that he would be fairly up to date on what’s happening in the world?  I certainly would, but he claimed that he knew nothing about rotavirus that kills half a million children a year until 2006, when he started a charity for the children. A bit fishy? I think so. I think that the truth is that he began this charity to squash the bad reputation that his company gained through squashing several small businesses on the way to the top. 

Gates claimed that he simply assumed governments would have given the vaccines out as freely as they could.   I wonder if he really assumed that African governments could afford to give any vaccines.  In a country such as Africa, it is hard to feed a child, let alone give it proper medical care.  He has to have some grip on economics especially since he is the head of such a large company, and that would have included knowing at least something about foreign governments and the financial situation of the people who live there.

Gates gave enough money to this charity to support these children financially for several years, but the vaccine would only have cost a fraction of this.  He could have helped more children if only he would have allowed the money to be spread out over more people.  I also think that he focused on children because of the idea that they have not lived full lives, but does that mean the adult lives are that much less valuable?

So, we cannot assume that he was doing this out of the good of his heart.  He very well may have, but he also gained points emotionally for his company.  However, we cannot know for sure that he only did this for himself, or for his company. So, I gu3ess we will have to be satisfied that no matter the intentions of the donations, many children were helped in the process.