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posted on 23/5/22

Anyone think this is justifiable?
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No. Living over 2000 years would be chit.

posted on 23/5/22

He doesn’t need to justify it to anyone

posted on 23/5/22

Ironic that such a rich man cannot enter the Gates of Heaven

comment by Shugs (U14253)

posted on 23/5/22

and you worked until now

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Pension age has been pushed back too far already

posted on 23/5/22

comment by Erik Don Hag (U22703)
posted 8 minutes ago
He doesn’t need to justify it to anyone
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Unless Bill Gates frequents JA, I don’t think it’s likely he will try to justify it here.
However, the OP asks if we think it justifiable. I don’t believe anybody needs that amount of money, but we fo have to take into consideration money he has goven to charity.

posted on 23/5/22

If you got a job the year Christ was born

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Funnily enough, it was around that time that I did get my first job - turning pregnant women away from inns and hotels under the pretence that there were no vacancies. Good times.

posted on 23/5/22

Christ never existed

posted on 23/5/22

Someone should tell him he’s not allowed to earn any more.

Who’s in charge around here?

posted on 23/5/22

Hang on

100k a day, 2000 years ago would be billions a day or are we not counting inflation in this math?

posted on 23/5/22

Crazy world we live in.

posted on 23/5/22

I'm not asking Bill Gates thinks it justifiable, because clearly he does.
Yes he gives a lot to charity, but it would be the same if he didn't.
But do people think he earned it, deserved it. Would it have been better if he had been restricted to a billion say, and the rest going to social problems, or cutting the price of Windows for example.

comment by Cloggy (U1250)

posted on 23/5/22

He's giving away billions and he's involved in lots of projects valuable to humanity. He's probably one of the better rich dudes out there. Not sure why you picked him. He's not even the richest person in the world anymore.

posted on 23/5/22

comment by Dwight K Schrute (U22590)
posted 2 minutes ago
Hang on

100k a day, 2000 years ago would be billions a day or are we not counting inflation in this math?
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No, we aren't

comment by Cloggy (U1250)

posted on 23/5/22

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 18 seconds ago
I'm not asking Bill Gates thinks it justifiable, because clearly he does.
Yes he gives a lot to charity, but it would be the same if he didn't.
But do people think he earned it, deserved it. Would it have been better if he had been restricted to a billion say, and the rest going to social problems, or cutting the price of Windows for example.
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Windows is basically free

posted on 23/5/22

comment by Ladmin 3 (U1250)
posted 42 seconds ago
He's giving away billions and he's involved in lots of projects valuable to humanity. He's probably one of the better rich dudes out there. Not sure why you picked him. He's not even the richest person in the world anymore.
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Jeff Bezos then. It's a principle I'm after

posted on 23/5/22

comment by Ladmin 3 (U1250)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 18 seconds ago
I'm not asking Bill Gates thinks it justifiable, because clearly he does.
Yes he gives a lot to charity, but it would be the same if he didn't.
But do people think he earned it, deserved it. Would it have been better if he had been restricted to a billion say, and the rest going to social problems, or cutting the price of Windows for example.
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Windows is basically free
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Microsoft in general then

posted on 23/5/22

comment by Ladmin 3 (U1250)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 18 seconds ago
I'm not asking Bill Gates thinks it justifiable, because clearly he does.
Yes he gives a lot to charity, but it would be the same if he didn't.
But do people think he earned it, deserved it. Would it have been better if he had been restricted to a billion say, and the rest going to social problems, or cutting the price of Windows for example.
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Windows is basically free
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In exchange for more control of your computer.

comment by Cloggy (U1250)

posted on 23/5/22

Why should people be restricted at how much they make? It would slow down innovations. Plus it's communism.

comment by Cloggy (U1250)

posted on 23/5/22

comment by N2 (U22280)
posted 50 seconds ago
comment by Ladmin 3 (U1250)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 18 seconds ago
I'm not asking Bill Gates thinks it justifiable, because clearly he does.
Yes he gives a lot to charity, but it would be the same if he didn't.
But do people think he earned it, deserved it. Would it have been better if he had been restricted to a billion say, and the rest going to social problems, or cutting the price of Windows for example.
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Windows is basically free
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In exchange for more control of your computer.
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Who cares

posted on 23/5/22

comment by Ladmin 3 (U1250)
posted 16 seconds ago
Why should people be restricted at how much they make? It would slow down innovations. Plus it's communism.
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comment by Cloggy (U1250)

posted on 23/5/22

And Microsoft doesn't control my computer.

posted on 23/5/22

comment by Ladmin 3 (U1250)
posted 1 minute ago
Why should people be restricted at how much they make? It would slow down innovations. Plus it's communism.
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What?

comment by Cloggy (U1250)

posted on 23/5/22

comment by And... Rosso... Though its... Yeah and... That... (U17054)
posted 27 seconds ago
comment by Ladmin 3 (U1250)
posted 16 seconds ago
Why should people be restricted at how much they make? It would slow down innovations. Plus it's communism.
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Would you push yourself if you know 99% of your wealth would be taken from you?

posted on 23/5/22

comment by Ladmin 3 (U1250)
posted 23 seconds ago
And Microsoft doesn't control my computer.
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Whatever this has to do with the OP

posted on 23/5/22

If the business someone made is still continuing to be used by millions and still earning money, unless they fold the business how can you say that aren’t still ‘earning’ that money?

Or once they make a billion should they be forced to hand they company over to someone else, and so on.

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