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Carnegie was worth only $5 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars. Gates is worth $100 billion, so we can expect him to have a philantropic impact 20 times great
by mrb 8y ago
Carnegie was worth only $5 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars. Gates is worth $100 billion, so we can expect him to have a philantropic impact 20 times greater.
- evilduck 8y agoI don't think the general public will particularly care about his behavior a century from now but historians aren't likely to forget or ignore that he's a robber baron. I'd expect the 180º of his moral compass will make his life that much more interesting to discuss for them.
- dgacmu 8y ago$372 billion for Carnegie in 2014 dollars: http://money.com/money/3977798/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time-2/ http://money.com/money/3977798/the-10-richest-people-of-all-... 3x gates.
- mrb 8y agoThey don't calculate his net worth correctly. They calculate his worth based on a percentage of GDP. If you actually do the math based on an inflation calculator, you find $5 billion: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2014/07/08/whats-become-of-them-the-carnegie-family/#16614d9e7b55 https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2014/07/08/whats-b...