In comparison to the resources of large nation states, even the resources of the Gates foundation (which amount to a couple of billion a year) are tiny. Still,

In comparison to the resources of large nation states, even the resources of the Gates foundation (which amount to a couple of billion a year) are tiny. Still, most western countries obviously could not care less. If you transferred the wealth of BG and all other tech billionaires to the governments of the countries they live in, they would waste it on the same stupid stuff they spend all their other resources on (inefficient defense spending, unwarranted gifts for the boomer generation, etc.). So, yeah, I grateful for how BG spends his money. Larry Ellison spends his money on stupid yachts. I certainly see a difference there.