{"id":4862,"date":"2012-01-25T11:33:48","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T11:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2017-06-14T17:17:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T16:17:13","slug":"the-rich-are-going-to-have-to-do-a-greater-share-says-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/the-rich-are-going-to-have-to-do-a-greater-share-says-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The rich are going to have to do a greater share&#8221; says Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"I started my day with a bit of a bounce this morning after listening to Bill Gates extol the joys of philanthropy. Bill Gates almost as famous for his charitable donations as he is for his founding of Microsoft and in a moving interview with Evan Davis on<a title=\"Bill Gates on the Today Programme\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/8Fzf2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Radio 4&#8217;s Today Programme <\/a>\u00a0this morning he banged the drum for foreign aid. His particular passion is helping fight disease,particularly polio ,and is working towards making<a title=\"Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation polio campaign\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/8FzwS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> polio<\/a> as extinct as small pox. So successful is this that last year India had no new cases at all. \u201cIt\u2019s got us very excited that in the next two to four years we will succeed in making this the second disease to be completely eradicated,\u201d he said.\r\nWe\u2019re so used to hearing about fat cats clawing back their tax bills and hanging onto their bonuses for grim death in this country we forget how often vast wealth is linked with equally vast good deeds\r\nWhen so many people are feeling the financial pinch it\u2019s refreshing to hear someone speak up for sharing. We are so used to hearing people begrudging our commitment to helping out the poor both at home and abroad that it was almost a shock to hear Bill Gates praise Britain for its Aid Budget saying: \u201c I think it;s a great example that\u2019s influencing a lot of other countries,\u201d he said. \u201cThe impact of those pounds is so great compared to any other approach the poorest are not having to suffer as these cutbacks take place and I think that\u2019s something that everyone in the UK should be very proud of \u201d.\r\nNot content with giving up his own wealth Mr Gates is busy persuading all his rich mates to do the same and has managed to convince 68 other billionaires to join his <a title=\"Giving Pledge\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/8FzlN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giving Pledge<\/a> by making a moral commitment to giving away the majority of their wealth. He has joined the financier Warren Buffett in arguing that there is no reason why the rich should pay a lesser proportion of their wealth in tax than the poor simply because they can afford better and more creative ways of managing it. Warren Buffett famously complained that it was wrong that he paid less of a proportion of his income than his less well paid secretary.\r\nMeanwhile Mr Gates is off to persuade more people to help the less well off and wants to encourage the young to do the same. I\u2019m having so much fun I don\u2019t think of it as imposing a burden on people \u201d he said and thinks it\u2019s those who cling to their wealth who are really deprived. \u201c I think they are missing out on one of the most fulfilling things they can do with their life,\u201d he said.\r\nDo you agree &#8211; do you get a buzz out of giving? Do you, could you give most of your money away or do you have to be either a Buddhist or a Billionaire to be that generous? 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