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.

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    9 months ago

    Says the guy who funnels his entire wealth through a foundation to avoid paying any taxes. Just like he told Epstein to do. Love you Bill

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        9 months ago

        I mean, isn’t that the definition of owning a company? You profit off of the work your employees do

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          9 months ago

          Even when we pretend that’s ok, and pretend that his policy of “embrace, extend, exterminate” is also fine, he personally stole other people’s work. He straight up admited stealing from Xerox (along with Steve Jobs), and stole MS-DOS from Gary Kildall.

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            9 months ago

            and stole MS-DOS from Gary Kildall

            Didn’t he buy it?

            Bought it under false pretences and massively profited off of it, but bought it nonetheless. That makes it seem more similar to typical capitalist exploitation than direct theft.

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      9 months ago

      I don’t think the US has a wealth tax.

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        9 months ago

        It’s a lot easier to build up wealth if you’re not paying income tax

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      9 months ago

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