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Bill Gates wishes he weren't so rich


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aiolos
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Bill Gates wishes he weren't so rich
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PostPosted: Thu 04 May, 2006

Well, I say if he doesn't like it then why doesn't he just give it away ? I would sure take some....


micros0ft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday he wished he were not the world's richest man.

"I wish I wasn't. There is nothing good that comes out of that," said Gates, whose personal fortune sank by billions since last week when the software giant disappointed investors by saying new investments would crimp earnings.

The corporate leader who made micros0ft into the world's largest software maker - and who is also one of the biggest philanthropists - is seen as a man who does not like publicity. He explained that he did not like the attention of being the world's richest person.

Gates has been the richest man in the world for eight years running - since 1998 - and was worth $90 billion at his fortune's peak in 1999, according to the Forbes list of richest people. His fortune is currently at $50 billion, according to the magazine.


Amazing, isn't it ? He has lost $40 billion !!!! I can't even imagine how much money that is.
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PostPosted: Thu 04 May, 2006

i wouldnt mind a cool few million slipped into my bank account.

it'd take maybe a £100,000 of it, and put the rest in a locked acount for X number of years.

....i want to be rich Sad
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PostPosted: Fri 05 May, 2006

Of course everyone would like to be on his shoes...
Back in 1999 when he was at his peak of his wealth, I've read somewhere that one second of Billy's life is worth 550$.
Now imagine he throws a 4 second long fart and there goes my annual salary.... lol, Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy


Personally I admire Billy and the main thing for me to do so is that he stated that 60% of his wealth will go to charities.... Wink Smile
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PostPosted: Fri 05 May, 2006

Hehe he sure is, in fact the computers I'm using in the local library are donated by the Bill and Melinda Gates fund!
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PostPosted: Fri 05 May, 2006

Yeah, I'll give him that. He has donated a lot of money to charity. Especially for medical research. Not that he'll miss any of it of course, but still a good move.
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