Jimu news reporter Song Qingying
Tesla CEO Musk opened his mouth to U.N. officials on Twitter. After being suggested by officials at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to donate 2% of his wealth to help the hungry, Musk shelled: "If WFP can explain how $6 billion can solve global hunger, I will sell Tesla stock now!" ”
Marx shelled the United Nations World Food Programme
The "dry war" began on October 26, when David Beasley, director of the United Nations World Food Programme, participated in a CNN show and said that the super-rich could use a small amount of their money to help solve the problem of world hunger.
Beasley specifically mentioned two of the world's richest people, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, and asked them to come up with $6 billion to help people who were starving. "$6 billion to help 42 million people, that's not complicated."
On October 30, U.S. artificial intelligence expert Eli David mentioned $6 billion to solve the problem of hunger on Twitter, writing: "Musk's 2% wealth is indeed $6 billion, but the WFP raised $8.4 billion in 2020, how come it still does not solve the problem of hunger?" ”
On October 31, Musk responded to the United Nations World Food Programme under a post by David Beasley. He said sarcastically: "If WFP can explain in this Twitter post how $6 billion can solve global hunger, I will sell Tesla stock now!" ”
Musk also asked the World Food Programme to publish financial reports "so that the public can see exactly how the money is being spent." ”
David Beasley, Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, replied
After Musk replied, David Beasley sent several tweets in a row in response. "$6 billion won't solve world hunger, but it will save 42 million people on the brink of starvation due to geopolitical instability, mass migration, pandemics, climate crises, etc.," Beasley said. ”
Regarding the public financial reports requested by Musk, Beasley replied to Musk: "I can assure you that we have established a transparent and open source accounting system. Your team can review and work with us with confidence. ”
According to Bloomberg, the net worth of U.S. billionaires has nearly doubled since the beginning of the pandemic, reaching $5.04 trillion in October. Musk's net worth is close to $289 billion, and Musk is worth more than bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg combined.
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