Gates Doesn't Want to Be Richest Man?

Source: AOL News

Bill Gates doesn't want to be the world's richest man?

Oh, please spare us...I'm sure the stresses of being uber-rich are too much to handle: do I drive the sports car to work, do I fly the helicopter, or do I ride in the back of my Hummer limo?

Please, do us all a favor Bill and find something else to whine about.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told an online advertising conference Wednesday that he'd prefer not to be the richest person in the world.

"I wish I wasn't," he said in a session in which he was being interviewed by Donny Deutsch, the host of an interview show on CNBC.

Gates is ranked by Forbes magazine as the world's richest individual, with an estimated wealth of about $50 billion.

"There's nothing good that comes out of that," he said. "You get more visibility as a result of it."

Gates is doing his part to share the wealth. His Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's largest philanthropy, with an endowment of $29.1 billion. He was not asked about giving away more money sooner.

Still, Gates said he can go out and do everyday things like other people, despite his wealth and celebrity.

By the way, if you are still not able to handle the extreme stress of being super-rich, I'm more than ready to volunteer to help you make it though this "financial midlife crisis"!

Please feel free to email me and send as many billions ma\y way as you feel needed till you feel normal again.

Whoo, another crisis avoided, and Bill can go back to trying to rule the world again, one PC at a time.

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