Bill Gates Promised to Give Away His Wealth. Well, That Was a Complete Lie.
A decade ago, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett launched the Giving Pledge, which they explain as “a commitment by the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to giving back.”
According to the official website, some 210 billionaires and mega-millionaires have made the so-called pledge. Unfortunately, many of those billionaires are giving to fake charities that enrich themselves and all of them have helped structure the economy so that they accumulate wealth faster than they can possible give it away.
Bill Gates is a case in point. When he made the pledge in 2010, his net worth was $53 billion. Ten years later, his net worth is $115 billion. Bill Gates is 64 years old, so at this rate, he’ll be worth $250 billion or more by the time he’s supposed to have given away at least half his wealth.
Same thing with Warren Buffett, only much worse. In 2010, his net worth was $39 billion; today, his net worth is $82 billion. Buffett is 90 years old, so if he’s planning on giving away at least half his wealth, he’d damn better well get crackin’!
Click the following link to see the list of uber wealthy that pledged to give away there fortunes:
