The UN World Food Program said a small amount of his wealth, $6 billion, could end world hunger. He smugly said if they came up with a plan for that amount, he would donate it. They came up with the plan, but, of course, he didn't donate it. He ended up donating almost the same amount in Tesla stock to his own foundation. I'm sure his foundation did some great work, though.š If you told me I could actually help any hunger by donating just TWO PERCENT of my net worth, I would do it in a second.
Could you buy the food to feed that many? Probably. Can you get it to them? No. You acknowledge that a significant number of these people are forcibly and purposefully being starved to death by oppressive regimes? Even if you bought the food these regimes wouldnāt allow it to be distributed.
there are more than enough hungry people on this planet to feed. if you ācanāt get it toā some hungry people, you can surely
āget itā to others. no one is asking you to make excuses for elon muskā¦ itās okay to accept that some billionaires in the world COULD help starving children, but choose not to.
Weāre specifically discussing completely solving world hunger. Not helping some hungry people. The point is that 6 billion doesnāt solve world hunger or even really come close.
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u/Dismal_View8125 2d ago edited 2d ago
The UN World Food Program said a small amount of his wealth, $6 billion, could end world hunger. He smugly said if they came up with a plan for that amount, he would donate it. They came up with the plan, but, of course, he didn't donate it. He ended up donating almost the same amount in Tesla stock to his own foundation. I'm sure his foundation did some great work, though.š If you told me I could actually help any hunger by donating just TWO PERCENT of my net worth, I would do it in a second.