U2’s Bono and TPG Launch Company to Measure ‘Impact Investments’

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U2’s Bono and TPG are teaming up to try to prove that investments meant to benefit society at large do what they purport to do

 

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FriedrichHayek He sounds a bit crazy with this? Somebody suggest he read JonahNRO's book - Suicide of the West -

It did plenty of good for you Bono. You amassed a fortune of $700M off of that garbage you call music so I could care less about your opinions than I do about listening to a U2 song.

Maybe we could start by U2 giving away all earnings over $250 k and measure the good that would do.

Says tax avoider.

1700 private jets have flown into Davos to talk about climate change. Bono was of course there saying how great capitalism is. Meanwhile back home U2 got planning permission for a shrine to themselves

Fig leaf?

He discovered the hot water

If not for capitalism, Bono's boring and tired sound would've never reached the airwaves. Say it with me now.. hypocrite!

If Bono says it, it must be true. Love when rich guys give an opinion on anything

OMG Bono not looking well!

Give up your bank account U2 !!

'If?'

“If”

OK, let's start by counting the number of jobs it creates.

It's incredible the capacity some artists have to tell nonsense. It is maybe effect of drugs. And why they think someone cares about their opinions. World has changed for better. No Comunism......no socialism...no globalism to implement Comunist agenda. No.

Your success is a direct benefit/result from capitalism and free markets. So all the good you’ve been doing since ur fame should be added to that side of the ledger.

To interpret a Country or State's Constitution, one must read it. Neither the word 'capitalism' nor 'democracy' is transcribed in the USA's. FLOTUS POTUS DNC GOP Champion our Preamble; & MAGA.

Capitalism is pure garbage no matter how you measure it Bono. You fuckers only count dollar signs, while the rest of us figure in terms of medical bills, years in debt, tons of CO2, and casualties.

Lets also talk about democracy.

Socialist loar in concepts. As Many others.

Capitalism is like socialism, both have self destruction mechanism without a proper government’s intervention. Keynesian as always

Someone tell him we can. Show him a graph of the number of people living in poverty over the last 50 years.

One may have to revisit the Adam and Marx to understand the global economic,political etc processes, to remodel economics of capitalism as a global economics science with new advanced computer tools in analysing vast global data to global political ideas:

Whats happened to Harry Potter to many late nights.

Measure it by your own profits.

Yep. Thanks Bono we’re called socialbusinessenterprises BELIEVE doing well by doing good is a Thing for businesses of all sizes and structures Non profits, LLC - C corps! 😊wsj let’s talk!

When Whenever you put your hand out!

Yeah, pulling a few billion people out of the Stone Age isn’t nearly enough. Thanks Bono obvious

I see we're measuring the 'goodness' of capitalism but not the goodness of government spending. Make a lot of sense to the Entertainment Elite.

Investments 'made to be good for society' are probably going to be harmful. The greatest good to society comes from investments made to be profitable. Note that government projects to benefit society usually do evil, not good. Eg., welfare destroyed the black family structure.

Capitalism isn’t a force of good, it’s a economic system? Just as democracy isn’t a force of good! A force of good would be the internal moral compass of any individual operating within any system of government or economy. Either can be used for good or bad.

Same goes for international organizations and NGOs, then. Accountability for all especially those who actually claim to be “a force for good”

If?

Wow he looks awful. What happened?

I’m old enough to remember when politicians were more responsible than rock stars.

Most overrated band ever.

How many people has capitalism lifted out of poverty again? I think that’s a pretty good measure, don’t you?

“We also need to be able to dodge taxes in our home country if we deem them too high,” he added.

'And if we can grow an apple to taste like an orange, God help us all' Nostradamus, glass book 1555

The great Irish tax-avoider has spoken......check out his astute schemes

Really, Bono? Capitalism has reduced extreme poverty better than any system ever known to man. It also made you really really wealthy.

How about we simply look at global poverty rates since capitalism became the dominant economic system?

Just curious where he sees all this capitalism

Interesting!!! Bono uses and abuses capitalism by charging dearly for his shows, as this is a way to siphon capital off the market.

Lowest ever unemployment rate for Blacks and Hispanics ever is a great starting point.

Brought to you by capitalism: Twitter, iPhones, Free Press, Rock Bands who Tour and sell music/tickets. How is that measurement?

Our measurements are fine. We are all happy as hell with our new MAGANomics economy!!!!!

Here we go - Bono made his cash, now he wants to control how the rest of us make ours

Multi millionaire Bono unavailable for comment regarding the downside of socialism

Bono. Showing his age. 58 years old.

Well if U2's Bono says so...

Sez the immensely rich man who made the bulk of his fortune via investments...not actual 'work'.

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