Who is most of the people that you admire?

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Mr. Purple wrote:I also really admire billionaires like Bill Gates and Manoj Bhargava who are willing to give all their wealth away to the less fortunate.
Are they though? I heard this years ago and Bill Gates is still consistently in the top three of richest people in the world. Why is it taking him so long to give away his wealth?
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I listed those two because i'm relatively convinced they are telling the truth from what i've seen, But technically, they are under no legal obligation. They have to just give it away before they die, or at death.
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They're most likely not giving away all their wealth, but Gates sure gave away a lot and he started one of the if not the most effective charity in the world.
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Jebus wrote:
Mr. Purple wrote:I also really admire billionaires like Bill Gates and Manoj Bhargava who are willing to give all their wealth away to the less fortunate.
Are they though? I heard this years ago and Bill Gates is still consistently in the top three of richest people in the world. Why is it taking him so long to give away his wealth?
I checked this out. Apparently he is not giving away all his money (at least not while he is still alive) but he is giving away a lot (25-30 billion so far). However, he is making money so fast that his fortune continues to grow. Check this out: http://www.live-counter.com/bill-gates-money-counter/

He makes about $20000 while I take a dump.
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That side actually has an animals slaughtered counter too, and it agrees with the adaptt.org counter.
http://adaptt.org/killcounter.html
http://www.live-counter.com/animals-killed-worldwide/

I'm still curious how accurate these things are.
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