Because he is trying to rid the world of them. Heirlooms will only be used by higher ups. And only eaten by them as well.
Bill Gates owns a majority of the shares in Monsanto. (500,000 shares or over 23 million worth of their stock)
This is population control at it's finest.
What bullshit. Gates is NOT the majority share holder.
Idiot. And I mean that most sincere. You can look this up, Lazy Bones. This from Morningstar.
http://investors.morningstar.com/ownership/shareholders-major.html?t=MON
Stupid Hippy.
Monsanto Company
MON
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[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD="align: right"] Shares
Held[/TD]
[TD="width: 10%, align: right"] % Total
Shares Held[/TD]
[TD="width: 10%, align: right"] Shares
Change[/TD]
[TD="width: 13%, align: right"] % Chg from
Prior Port[/TD]
[TD="width: 8%, align: right"] % Total
Assets[/TD]
[TD="width: 1%"][/TD]
[TD="width: 11%"] Date of
Portfolio[/TD]
[TD="width: 1%"][/TD]
[TD="width: 4%"] Star Rating[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: hr"]
[TD="colspan: 10"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7,444,254[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.39[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]314,924[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.42[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.33[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] 03/31/2013[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: hr"]
[TD="colspan: 10"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Fidelity Growth Company [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7,214,978[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.35[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-275,000[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-3.67[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.55[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] 06/30/2013[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: hr"]
[TD="colspan: 10"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5,912,460[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.88[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] 03/31/2013[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: hr"]
[TD="colspan: 10"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Vanguard 500 Index Inv [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5,094,011[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]129,654[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.61[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.40[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] 03/31/2013[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: hr"]
[TD="colspan: 10"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] SPDR S&P 500 [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5,494,013[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.02[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17,940[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.33[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.34[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] 08/01/2013[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: hr"]
[TD="colspan: 10"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Vanguard Institutional Index I [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5,036,545[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.94[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]138,286[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.82[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.40[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] 03/31/2013[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: hr"]
[TD="colspan: 10"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] MainStay Large Cap Growth A [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5,032,822[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.94[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-70,600[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-1.38[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.81[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] 05/31/2013[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: hr"]
[TD="colspan: 10"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Davis NY Venture A [/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4,740,296[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-818,700[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-14.73[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.54[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD] 04/30/2013[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
And Professor Idiot, Knock off the SPAM.