The most generous man on earth
Kudos to Mr. Bill Gates: on Sunday January 6th 2008, the Microsoft Corporation co-founder announced his early retirement. Mr. Gates will still hold a position on the corporation board, but he will now work full time for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which he set up with wife Melinda in 2000. Mr. Gates has commited to donating 95% of his fortune to the foundation, which is involved in education programs in the USA and global problems that are ignored by governments and other organizations, such as global health programs and global development programs.
Mr. Gates probably came to the understanding that neither he, nor his three children would live long enough to spend the estimated US$ 60 billion of his fortune, which is slightly less than the reserve of foreing exchange and gold of a country like the USA.
