'To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Expected,' Melinda French Gates Says, Urging Billionaires Backed By America's System To Give Away Far More Money
Yahoo Finance·2025-12-16 02:01Billionaires who built fortunes in America's system should be giving far more away.They benefited from the U.S. education system, regulations, and venture capital networks, philanthropist Melinda French Gates said. Speaking to Wired editor-in-chief Katie Drummond recently, French Gates said those systems supported people who started businesses in America. French Gates discussed the Giving Pledge, which she launched in 2010 with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:B ...