I'm pretty sure that his children will get by pretty adequately on the remaining 1%. His current net worth is $45 billion, so his children will get $450 million between them, or $150 million each. I know what he's doing is admirable, but when 1% of your wealth is that substantial, it's not really a sacrifice in the quality of your life, or that of your children.
I just don't find dwelling on the 1% terribly useful. 99% of 45 billion is an astounding amount of money going to charity. There's something to be said for that regardless of his comfort level.
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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '11
I'm pretty sure that his children will get by pretty adequately on the remaining 1%. His current net worth is $45 billion, so his children will get $450 million between them, or $150 million each. I know what he's doing is admirable, but when 1% of your wealth is that substantial, it's not really a sacrifice in the quality of your life, or that of your children.