Musk Slammed by Bill Gates: Billions of Children at Risk Due to Elon's Budget Cuts
Children's deaths attributed to Musk's budget reductions, according to Gates - Children's lives lost due to Musk's financial reductions, according to Gates
Let's chat about a heated debate between tech titans—Bill Gates and Elon Musk. Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist extraordinaire, is taking Musk, CEO of Tesla, to task over drastic budget cuts to U.S. aid programs, particularly USAID. Gates believes these cuts could spell disaster for millions of children globally.
In an interview with the New York Times, Gates called the USAID budget cuts "staggering." He predicts that if no changes are made, annual child deaths in impoverished nations will soar from five to six million. Initially, Gates expected these numbers to drop to four million in the coming years. However, with Musk's cuts, those numbers could take a deadly turn.
In response to the accusations, Musk swiftly retorted on his online platform, "Gates is a huge liar."
Tesla and the Wood Chipper
Musk, who is also a vocal supporter of Donald Trump, has been accused of leading USAID into the proverbial wood chipper. After Trump ascended to the presidency, Musk was entrusted with the task of slashing government spending. Musk himself admitted to having involves USAID in this cost-cutting effort.
"The richest man in the world is indirectly contributing to the death of the poorest children worldwide," Gates lamented. Musk's staggering wealth (estimated at over 300 billion dollars) makes his role all the more disheartening to Gates.
Although both men have signed The Giving Pledge, a commitment to donating wealth for charitable purposes, Gates expresses concern about Musk's dedication to philanthropy. "He could still become an incredible philanthropist," Gates mused.
In contrast, Gates has been pouring his wealth into his foundation, promising that the organization will nearly deplete its resources over the next 20 years, spending an estimated 200 billion dollars.
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- Child mortality
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- Bill Gates, in an interview with the New York Times, has criticized Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, for making staggering budget cuts to USAID, which Gates believes could lead to a rise in annual child deaths from five to six million in impoverished nations.
- Elon Musk, a supporter of Donald Trump, has been accused of leading USAID into the proverbial wood chipper, as he was tasked with slashing government spending after Trump became president, and Musk himself admitted to involving USAID in this cost-cutting effort.
- Bill Gates, in his lamentation, stated that the richest man in the world, Musk, is indirectly contributing to the death of the poorest children worldwide through theseUSAID budget cuts.
- Despite both Bill Gates and Elon Musk having signed The Giving Pledge, a commitment to donating wealth for charitable purposes, Gates expresses concern about Musk's dedication to philanthropy and believes that Musk could still become an incredible philanthropist.
- In comparison to Musk, Gates has been pouring his wealth into his foundation, promising that the organization will nearly deplete its resources over the next 20 years, spending an estimated 200 billion dollars.
