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.
This is what’s nonsensical. “If Bill pays more taxes he might be only #10 richest man on the planet. Surely he can’t do that.” Yeah, it would be sooooo tragic if he would have only half of the money Elon Musk has.
As I said, at this point he’s no longer building his wealth, his just hoarding money. I have no idea why you keep insisting that his wealth relative to other billionaires is so important. He’s no longer competing with them for resources. He has millions times more than he can use in the rest of his life.
yeah. as are all the rest. so taxes should be taken equally from all of them not just having bill gates do it.