A billionaire’s mantra to get out of poverty.
AB Wire
The richest man on Earth, Bill Gates, who is worth a whopping $76.6 billion and earns an estimated $20 million every single day, has a simple mantra for all those less privileged than himself and earn only $2 daily: raise chickens.
In a blog post entitled “why I would raise chickens”, Gates, explained the myriad benefits of raising chickens, the income and profits of which could be reinvested for a family’s well-being.
“I’ve met many people in poor countries who raise chickens, and I have learned a lot about the ins and outs of owning these birds,” he wrote, going on to imagine what he would do if he were making $2/day. “It’s pretty clear to me that just about anyone who’s living in extreme poverty is better off if they have chickens.”
He wrote: “Because chickens are small and typically stay close to home, many cultures regard them as a woman’s animal, in contrast to larger livestock like goats or cows. Women who sell chickens are likely to reinvest the profits in their families.”
Gates added: “When I was growing up, chickens weren’t something you studied, they were something you made silly jokes about. It has been eye-opening for me to learn what a difference they can make in the fight against poverty. It sounds funny, but I mean it when I say that I am excited about chickens.”
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has launched a drive to help poor people in rural sub-Saharan Africa keep hens and roosters free of disease.
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I think that any person in this world – whether rich or poor – would Bill Gate’s statements offensive to say the very least.
For a person making $20,000,000 a day, to tell millions of starving people making $2.00 a day that they should raise chickens, is borderline mockery.
For a ‘living saint’ like himself, it seems rather stingy not to give some of those $76.6 billion away. After all, I think he could still survive if he was left with $30 billion or so.
They say that it costs very little to build in third-world countries: I am sure he could spend a fraction of his empire and still change this world. But it is obvious that such is not his intention. Not by the very least.