Bill Gates justifies his plans with global crises.
A technology company Founder of Microsoft Bill Gates says on Twitter that he will transfer 20 billion dollars of his assets, i.e. about 19.8 billion euros, to his charitable foundation, the Gates Foundation.
According to the list of billionaires maintained by the financial magazine Forbes, Gates is currently the fourth richest person in the world with a fortune of 122 billion dollars, or about 121 billion euros. Varakkain is the founder of the electric car manufacturer Tesla and the space company Space X Elon Musk With assets of 229 billion dollars, or about 227 billion euros.
“In the future, I plan to give practically all of my assets to the foundation. I’m moving down the list of the richest people in the world and eventually off it altogether,” Gates tweeted on Wednesday.
Gates says in his tweet chain that the reasons behind the donations are not only the war between Ukraine and Russia, but also climate change, the corona pandemic and the decision of the US Supreme Court, which removed the national right to abortion.
According to Gates, however, he is still optimistic about the future of the world. Gates feels he has an obligation to help society in ways that make the greatest difference in improving people’s lives and alleviating suffering.
“I hope that others with great wealth and many privileges will also step forward at this moment.”
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British according to calculations by the charity Oxfam International, the combined assets of the ten richest people in the world doubled from $700 billion to $1,500 billion in the first two years of the corona pandemic.
Financial news agency Bloomberg told on the other hand, at the beginning of July, that the combined wealth of the world’s 500 richest people has decreased by 1.4 trillion dollars during the beginning of the year.
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