Bill Gates Wishes He Wasn't So Rich

[jeffrey]

<i>Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday he wished he were not the world's richest man.

"I wish I wasn't. There is nothing good that comes out of that," said Gates, whose personal fortune sank by billions since last week when the software giant disappointed investors by saying new investments would crimp earnings.

The corporate leader who made Microsoft into the world's largest software maker - and who is also one of the biggest philanthropists - is seen as a man who does not like publicity. He explained that he did not like the attention of being the world's richest person...</i> <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/04/news/newsmakers/gates.reut/index.htm">Entire Story</a>

[katwoman]

Re: Bill Gates Wishes He Wasn't So Rich

Pardon the pun, but I'm not buying it.

No one who's worked that hard, had that much vision and is that competitive (by his own admission) can say it was unexpected.

What I do see is that he's had a change in perspective. For now. Until someone comes along who can seriously challenge him.

[Jewelsmom]

Re: Bill Gates Wishes He Wasn't So Rich

Bill's money has done great things through his donations to the Center for Disease Control and other worthy causes. He can wish he isn't so rich, but boy am I glad he is, and is sharing it for all our benefits.

It's sad that all that $, instead of giving him freedom, holds him captive. He can never walk the streets truly anonomously. People will always be interested in him.