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Report: Bill Gates promises to add his own billions if Congress helps with his nuclear power push
Bill Gates said in his year-end letter last month that he planned to work to persuade U.S. leaders to embrace advanced nuclear technologies as a solution to curbing climate change. That work appears to have begun as The Washington Post reported Friday that Gates is making the rounds on Capitol Hill looking for support — and billions of dollars. Gates founded the Bellevue, Wash.-based TerraPower in 2006, and the venture had been working toward building a pilot project for its traveling-wave nuclear technology in China.
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If it's going to be a success, why does he need government money?
Isn’t offering democratically elected officials money to further your agenda technically bribery?
Asking for a friend without $70B market cap
Its called lobbying ;)
Will he be offering to store the radwaste at his mansion?