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  1. Oct 23, 2023 · Some of the world's richest people have pledged to give the majority of their wealth away. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, philanthropist Melinda French Gates and billionaire investor Warren ...

  2. Oct 1, 2024 · Bill Gates' ideal tax system would leave him worth 62% less, but still a billionaire. He warned that excessive taxes would deter people from starting businesses and curb economic growth. The ...

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  3. Oct 2, 2024 · "The tax system could be more progressive without significantly hurting the incentive to do fantastic things," he explained. Gatestax stance ties into his larger mission through the Bill ...

  4. Oct 23, 2023 · However, billionaires are able to get away with paying tax rates equal to 0% or 0.5% of their wealth "due to the frequent use of shell companies to avoid income taxation", it said.

  5. Sep 19, 2024 · The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation cofounder said it was "kind of wild" that billionaires exist, and he believed that fortunes of that size should be "given back to society, not just consumed."

    • Henry Blodget
  6. Feb 27, 2019 · Gates, the founder of Microsoft and for many years the richest man in the world, has along with his wife given away more than $35 billion through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. They plan ...

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  8. Jan 2, 2024 · A recent investigative report by The Nation magazine estimated that Bill Gates may have received more money back in the form of tax breaks than he has given in philanthropic grants through the ...

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