You're free to think that, but the flip side is, of those few families who've got exorbitant wealth, the ones that donate to useful causes are in the minority.

You're free to think that, but the flip side is, of those few families who've got exorbitant wealth, the ones that donate to useful causes are in the minority. Furthermore, Gates got there by providing a useful good to a lot of people. I'm not a fan of any closed source software, but I still respect somebody like Gates a heck of a lot more than say, (2 of the 3) Koch brothers, who not only exploit nations' natural resources for their own benefit, but they then spend their wealth actively working to undermine democracy so they can further their wealth (under the guise of "charity" no less).[0] [0] http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27833614-dark-money http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27833614-dark-money