Philanthropy

     Would you consider Bill Gates a philanthropist? According to Peter Singer, Bill Gates gave over $30 million to charity. Thats a lot of money, but it doesn't mean that he is a philanthropist. It could just be a tax write off. Bill Gates is donating money to Unicef because according to them around 10 million children will die this year. Around 30,000 per day. The money he donates won't help every child, but it will help some. He may just be donating to get better publicity for helping needy children. I don't consider Bill Gates a philanthropist, I consider him a rich person seeking publicity.