Bill Gates wants ultra-wealthy individuals to pay more tax — and now a growing chorus of billionaires agree.

In his annual “Ask Me Anything” forum on Reddit last year, the Microsoft cofounder said he was “surprised” that taxes for the rich haven’t been increased more.

Gates doubled down on his calls to tax the rich in a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. He said the wealthiest nations should donate more money to developing countries to help redress inequality.

“Those who have the most — whether it’s countries, companies, or individuals — should be pushed to be more generous,” he said.

It seems others agree, as more than 250 ultra-wealthy people signed an open letter calling for global leaders to impose a wealth tax.

  • @TIMMAY
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    1610 months ago

    Bill Gates should either shut his stupid fucking mouth or put his insanely exorbitant amount of money where that stupid fucking mouth is. Oh, he is a philanthropist and supports many causes and charities? No, he is an ultra wealthy individual who hordes his insane amount of wealth and has so much of it that he can casually drop seven plus figures in to any cause he wants, collect accolades from the public for it, and make that money back by the end of the fucking hour. Fuck bill gates

    • @CaptainSpaceman
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      610 months ago

      Not to mention he got a fake divorce from his wife for monetary purposes

      Or that he wasnt even a struggling inventor like the stories have us believe, his mom was on the board for IBM ffs

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        The official reasoning from Melinda was about his business with Epstein I think? So basically Melinda didn’t like that Bill was fucking underage girls

        • @CaptainSpaceman
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          210 months ago

          Id be doubtful she didnt know her long time husbands proclivities if it involved flying to random islands with a bunch of pervos

          Even so, the divorce was well timed considering the markets and tax laws

    • @fox2263
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      410 months ago

      I think he donated half his wealth and convinced other billionaires to do the same a few years back.

      • @TIMMAY
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        -110 months ago

        he makes money exponentially, that is meaningless to his total wealth