Bill Gates has amassed $50 Billion?

[Disturbed]

I heard him say that he is apolitical. Good thing that he isn't RWing eh?

[A HERETIC I AM]

1. Gates fortune fluctuates with the share price of Microsoft.

He was worth a hell of a lot more in 1999 than he is now.

http://www.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/intchart.asp?symb=MSFT&time=20&freq=1&comp=&compidx=aaaaa%7E0&compind=&uf=0&ma=&maval=&lf=1&lf2=&lf3=&type=2&size=1&txtstyle=&style=&submitted=true&intflavor=basic&origurl=%2Ftools%2Fquotes%2Fintchart.asp

[TwilightZone]

2. I thought he was a Democrat; perhaps something's changed.

He hangs out with Warren Buffett quite a bit. Warren's also a Dem.

[parasim]

3. From what I understand, he's pretty hardcore Libertarian

Since Microsoft is always looking to exploit the legal loopholes to pad the bottom line, I'd say he's not so liberal.

As for being rightwing, nah, I doubt it, but I believe he could certainly play the part of being rightwing if it meant more profit.

He's the consummate capitalist.

[high density]

4. He's hard core for H-1Bs and whines about the limits constantly

That alone makes him far from apolitical, IMO.

[gaspee]

5. Gates and Microsoft

Did a lot to get republicans elected after the anti-trust case against them brought under the Clinton admin ruled that Microsoft should be broken up into separate companies. Funny how nothing came of that once there was a republican administration.

The Eu is doing something about the Microsoft monopoly.

[american_typeculture]

6. I hear he uses pages from a Guttenberg Bible as toilet paper.

And lights cigars with hundred dollar bills.

[Nomad559]

7. Political Campaign Contributions by Bill Gates

In June Bill Gates Gave $2,300 To Obama For America.

http://www.campaignmoney.com/biography/bill_gates.asp

:)

[Deja Q]

8. According to Bloomberg financial website, he converted it to the Euro in 2005.

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a4LejvNOG1kA&refer=news_index

The same guy who likes to offshore, which in turn helps the dollar drop...