Bill Gates

There are times when it feels like sympathy for poor people outside the country is lower today than it's been. But I know that'll come back around because of the the moral logic there, I think, uh, I, I believe is, is, is very, very strong.

And I, you know, I found it so fulfilling and I created a group called giving pledge of, of people who've, uh, committed to give the majority of their wealth away. And we learn from each other. Hopefully we inspire each other and hopefully we change the societal expectations that

And I, you know, I found it so fulfilling and I created a group called giving pledge of, of people who've, uh, committed to give the majority of their wealth away. And we learn from each other. Hopefully we inspire each other and hopefully we change the societal expectations that

if you have even a modest fortune, most of it should combine with your talents and make the world a bit more of a fair place.

if you have even a modest fortune, most of it should combine with your talents and make the world a bit more of a fair place.

Sadly, the wealth metric is an easier one to compute than the impact you've had philanthropically. And part of the beauty of philanthropy is there's many causes out there. You know, I've tried to think through, okay, you know, since we know how to save lives for $1,000 per life saved, wow, we better use this money as absolutely best we can. And I do think we're going to see a rise in philanthropy.

Sadly, the wealth metric is an easier one to compute than the impact you've had philanthropically. And part of the beauty of philanthropy is there's many causes out there. You know, I've tried to think through, okay, you know, since we know how to save lives for $1,000 per life saved, wow, we better use this money as absolutely best we can. And I do think we're going to see a rise in philanthropy.

I mean— You know, these fortunes are almost illegitimate unless they are in a very smart way given back. If it's consumption, if it's dynasty, I don't think society should feel that good about it. And, you know, I sat down with Bernie Saunders and he said, no, he would outlaw billionaires. I think that's a mistake. I think allowing in America in particular billionaires

I mean— You know, these fortunes are almost illegitimate unless they are in a very smart way given back. If it's consumption, if it's dynasty, I don't think society should feel that good about it. And, you know, I sat down with Bernie Saunders and he said, no, he would outlaw billionaires. I think that's a mistake. I think allowing in America in particular billionaires

wild innovation, wild risk-taking is good, but then on the backside of that, there should be a strong expectation. And I think role models help a lot. You know, Warren Buffett, in a very different industry, very different skill set, you know, he's always been a role model.

wild innovation, wild risk-taking is good, but then on the backside of that, there should be a strong expectation. And I think role models help a lot. You know, Warren Buffett, in a very different industry, very different skill set, you know, he's always been a role model.

And was the one who, even when I was still building the fortune, said, okay, your mom is right, you know, and here's some books you should you know, Carnegie Gospel of Wealth, the history of what Rockefeller did, you know, because this will be an important, as important a measure of your impact as making the money.

And was the one who, even when I was still building the fortune, said, okay, your mom is right, you know, and here's some books you should you know, Carnegie Gospel of Wealth, the history of what Rockefeller did, you know, because this will be an important, as important a measure of your impact as making the money.

Yeah, I had a very long and actually very impressive meeting dinner in terms of he asked good questions. You know, I talked about over 10 million people are alive because of U.S. generosity with HIV medicines, going back to President Bush in 2003. And, you know, I encourage him to keep that as a priority and to accelerate innovation.

Yeah, I had a very long and actually very impressive meeting dinner in terms of he asked good questions. You know, I talked about over 10 million people are alive because of U.S. generosity with HIV medicines, going back to President Bush in 2003. And, you know, I encourage him to keep that as a priority and to accelerate innovation.

You know, there's an idea that you might be able to cure AIDS that we're working on, and he could help accelerate that. I talked about polio eradication and how his leadership and the US government resources are very important there. I'm sure everybody's trying to meet with him. The fact he gave me that long period of time was actually pretty thoughtful in his questions.

You know, there's an idea that you might be able to cure AIDS that we're working on, and he could help accelerate that. I talked about polio eradication and how his leadership and the US government resources are very important there. I'm sure everybody's trying to meet with him. The fact he gave me that long period of time was actually pretty thoughtful in his questions.

Somebody may come along later and tell him to cut that money, but I make the argument as best I can that the moral purpose of the US and how we're thought of and the fact that a cure is on its way, That's worthwhile. So this administration is in charge and trying to help them. They're willing to cancel old things, some of which should maybe be canceled, some of which shouldn't.

Somebody may come along later and tell him to cut that money, but I make the argument as best I can that the moral purpose of the US and how we're thought of and the fact that a cure is on its way, That's worthwhile. So this administration is in charge and trying to help them. They're willing to cancel old things, some of which should maybe be canceled, some of which shouldn't.

So they're helping direct them so they'll use their open-mindedness to do different things and try and make that come out well. And I think that's worth trying.