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Bill Gates' views shaped by father
- tjic 17y agoWho's views aren't shaped, in part, by their father?
- michael_dorfman 17y agoI think the point here is that the father holds some interesting views, and these had a specific influence. I mean, how many multi-millionaires would write a book that is a defense of the estate tax?
- barrkel 17y agoIn other news, dog bites man.
- pragmatic 17y agoYou can find out more in Warren Buffett's bio: http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/snowball/ http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/snowball/ Warren is also a good friend/father figure of Bill Gates. Gates was a major influence on Buffet in the philanthropy area and hence the reason Buffett is donated all his money to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. They have some interesting views on society. Warren's Ovarian Lottery idea is interesting. If he were born in Bangladesh could he still be the world's richest man? Probably not, so those that make it in America owe something to America for the framework that allowed them to be wealthy. This is the first time "giving back" actually made sense to me.