[hannasanarion]

Bill Gates hasn't worked in 15 years, but his wealth has more than doubled.

He has literally sat around doing nothing, occasionally traveling to Africa to boost his PR, and got more money than the median American could make in a million years. How did he "earn" that?

[lucaspm98]

Well didn't he have his money invested in Microsoft, providing them the capital to grow significantly in those 15 years? That's providing a lot of value in my opinion.

[hannasanarion]

Please explain to me how having money means that you should be entitled to other people's money.

[xwdv]

Right after you explain why it’s fair for an investor to take on all the risk and get no reward.

[hannasanarion]

What "risk" did bill gates take when he retired with a 40 billion dollar fortune?