> depriving the US government of funding He wouldn't pay tax anyway. He has too much to ever spend, and the cost basis of his assets will reset after he dies s

> depriving the US government of funding He wouldn't pay tax anyway. He has too much to ever spend, and the cost basis of his assets will reset after he dies so there will be no taxation. It's better that he gives it away to useful causes than gives it all to his kids. > their economies don’t develop This seems overly cynical, and probably wrong. Reducing diseases and malnutrition should have a lot of impact on their economy in 20 years when the kids who otherwise would have damaged brains can mature into more healthy adults. Plus, you know, it's not all about the economy.