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1. You're not reading this right. What he means is that by 2035 there will be

Wed Jan 22, 2014, 03:40 PM

Jan 2014

no countries, rich or poor, because they will have been declared obsolete by the global corporations.

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Bill Gates: There will be no poor countries by 2035 [View all] steve2470 Jan 2014 OP

You're not reading this right. What he means is that by 2035 there will be Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #1

Hmm notemason Jan 2014 #6

The definition of "poor" will have changed enough SoCalDem Jan 2014 #3

He sees an end to first world countries Johonny Jan 2014 #5

Notice he's talking about countries, not people... Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #7

He has done more than most billionaires do. nt Logical Jan 2014 #8