Bill and Melinda to divorce!

I disagree, being smart doesn't make one exempt from the rules. You gotta be careful when dipping your pen in the company ink, and it sounds like Big Bill lets Little Bill do the thinking too often. Originally Posted by GastonGlock

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Agreed.

Avarice is one of the deadly sins, right? Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

Greed is good

-- Gordon Gekko

Or at least avarice can be good depending on how it's channeled. Gates built one of the largest companies in the world, with a market cap of $1.9 trillion. Who's better off because of Gates' avarice?

Microsoft employees

Microsoft customers. A huge number of people use their products every day.

Microsoft shareholders, who were along for the ride

Millions of children in developing countries who benefitted from Gates' philanthropy, oriented towards vaccines, life-saving medications, alleviation of hunger, etc.

Children in the USA who benefitted from his educational efforts here

Many believe it's appropriate to tax the hell out of the billionaire who's richer than they'll ever be. Gates shows why they're wrong. Would Microsoft exist in its present form if Elizabeth Warren's 8% wealth tax had been around? And think about how much more good Gates' money does when he spends it than if he forked it over to the federal government, and it spent it. Hooray for billionaires like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and the Koch Brothers. We're better off with them than without them.

One group of people who aren't benefitting from Gates' genius and generosity are the Canadians. Gates is a peace loving man. He doesn't support war machines.

Greed is good

-- Gordon Gekko

Or at least avarice can be good depending on how it's channeled. Gates built one of the largest companies in the world, with a market cap of $1.9 trillion. Who's better off because of Gates' avarice?

Microsoft employees

Microsoft customers. A huge number of people use their products every day.

Microsoft shareholders, who were along for the ride

Millions of children in developing countries who benefitted from Gates philanthropy, oriented towards vaccines, life-saving medications, alleviation of hunger, etc.

Children in the USA who benefitted from his educational efforts here

Many believe it's appropriate to tax the hell out of the billionaire who's richer than they'll ever be. Gates shows why they're wrong. Would Microsoft exist in its present form if Elizabeth Warren's 8% wealth tax had been around? And think about how much more good Gates money does when he spends it than if he forked it over to the federal government, and it spent it. Hooray for billionaires like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and the Koch Brothers. We're better off with them than without them.

One group of people who aren't benefitting from Gates' genius and generosity are the Canadians. Gates is a peace loving man. He doesn't support war machines. Originally Posted by Tiny

A lot of people made money on Enron and Global Crossings until they didn’t. A miscreant is a miscreant. Stop sugar coating Gates. Microsoft won’t go bankrupt now that Gates is out of the picture. Thank God.