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.

  • Zetta@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    ¯_(ツ)_/¯ At least bill is probably the most generous billionaire that has existed so far

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      1 year ago

      If there was ever a generous billionaire, they’d no longer be a billionaire.

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        It’s really fucking hard to spend that much money in a smart way.

        Yea, you could just throw it out of a plane, but when you’ve got multiple billions it’s actually hard. There was even a documentary about it: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088850/

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      1 year ago

      This is what slaves actually believe

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      1 year ago

      Most of his charity is a smoke screen that allows him to hide billions in tax shelters.