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Medical Forum / General / General / July 2006Warren Buffet's 37 billion and nothing for anti-aging research !
Our planet is suffering from massive overpopulation that is unsustainable and could lead to the entire destruction of mankind. Any widespread effort to promote anti-aging is irresponsible until we can reduce the population and selectively apply any anti-aging benefits to only the most valuable people. "Any widespread effort to promote anti-aging is irresponsible until we can reduce the population and selectively apply any anti-aging benefits to only the most valuable people." And we will know those most "valuable", if they are breathing. > "Any widespread effort to promote anti-aging is irresponsible until > we can reduce the population and selectively apply any anti-aging > benefits to only the most valuable people." > > And we will know those most "valuable", if they are breathing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Look, it's HIS money. Buffet should be able to spend it in any legal way that pleases him. He has paid his taxes on the income from that $37 billion. Shame on anyone who wants to dispute this contribution to the B & M Gates Foundation. David H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> "Any widespread effort to promote anti-aging is irresponsible until >> we can reduce the population and selectively apply any anti-aging [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > in any legal way that pleases him. He has paid his taxes on > the income from that $37 billion. He did pay taxes on it? And you know this how? Usually the more you make the less taxes you pay. -DF >>>"Any widespread effort to promote anti-aging is irresponsible until >>>we can reduce the population and selectively apply any anti-aging [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > -DF There are no mysteries here. He made his money by owning and running Berkshire Hathaway, all his money is in the publicly traded stock, with all the information you could ever want about it available. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Look, it's HIS money. Buffet should be able to spend it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > David H > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No argument there, but the OP was trying to tell Buffett how to spend his money - on the OP's pet project that the rest of us disagreed with. > Our planet is suffering from massive overpopulation that is > unsustainable and could lead to the entire destruction of mankind. > > Any widespread effort to promote anti-aging is irresponsible until > we can reduce the population and selectively apply any anti-aging > benefits to only the most valuable people. By this logic we should close down all hospitals and throw everyone over 60 into the sea. Penicillin and other antibiotics save countless lives every day thus contributing to a higher population level. Should we stop using them? You won't if your life is on the line. "Most valuable people"? Who decides that? A totalitarian dictator? Big brother? The government? You? If you're so worried about overpopulation your focus would be better turned to contemporary "faith-based initiatives" designed to suppress education about contraceptives. > > Our planet is suffering from massive overpopulation that is > > unsustainable and could lead to the entire destruction of mankind. > > > > Any widespread effort to promote anti-aging is irresponsible until > > we can reduce the population and selectively apply any anti-aging > > benefits to only the most valuable people. I'm always amused by the mindset that some folks are more important than others. It's always been my question as well ... who gets to decide. I also think population pressure isn't necessarily bad as it can force expansion and evolution. Plenty of unsettled plots on the moon and mars! ;) Before a baby chick hatches from it's egg, it uses up all it's available resources. It takes what little is left into it's body just before emerging from the shell. If, for whatever reason, it fails to emerg from the shell ... it dies. Life is like that. :) > > Our planet is suffering from massive overpopulation that is > > unsustainable and could lead to the entire destruction of mankind. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > than others. It's always been my question as well ... who gets to > decide. How do we decide which works of literature are better than others? How do we decide which composers are worthy of study? Somehow, those best educated in those matters are able to make intelligent decisions. I understand many people lack this ability, but that does not make it impossible for all to do. > I also think population pressure isn't necessarily bad as it can force > expansion and evolution. Plenty of unsettled plots on the moon and > mars! ;) And your idea of a sensible goal is to first turn the first world into third world population densities? Don't you realize that overpopulation is what keeps other nations from their potential? Quality, not quantity, will advance humanity. We have very limited resources to go around and too many people. |
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