Bill and Melinda Gates say it’s unfair they are so rich...

Bill Gates is the second richest person on Earth — which affords him a lot of power. He and wife Melinda largely use that power for philanthropic purposes through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds projects that aim to reduce poverty, inequality, disease, education gaps, and hunger around the world. In their 2018 letter discussing the foundation's charitable work, Bill and Melinda Gates answer 10 questions that people frequently ask them. One question is, "Is it fair that you have so much influence?"

To that, they both answered "no."

"It’s not fair that we have so much wealth when billions of others have so little. And it’s not fair that our wealth opens doors that are closed to most people," Melinda Gates wrote. "World leaders tend to take our phone calls and seriously consider what we have to say. Cash-strapped school districts are more likely to divert money and talent toward ideas they think we will fund."

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-melinda-gates-unfair-rich-153500156.html