> What if Bill Gates stopped and never did any of the philanthropy that he does? Not sure what your point is here--Bill Gates is not getting paid to do his phi

> What if Bill Gates stopped and never did any of the philanthropy that he does? Not sure what your point is here--Bill Gates is not getting paid to do his philanthropy...he is in fact trying to give his money away. Are you arguing that it's a greater benefit to society for him to acquire his billions and then give some portion of it away after the fact? It's an interesting thought experiment--how might the world be different had Gates's assets been capped at $1B back in 1987 or whenever, and whatever earnings he made been allocated to a social wealth fund?