Well if helping others was the intentional effect he intended to have , then i'd agree . If the ability to help others was was merely the coincidental effect of his wealth then maybe not.

I'd agree he's a hard working man but extremley generous ?  your bringing back the issue of a good act vs a good character again which I alreadly adressed.

Its irrelevant why he gives money. I couldn't care less if its a pr exercise or any number of other reasons. People give money away to help people, gain influence and feel good about themselves or just because they can. The why really doesn't matter (and since you aren't Bill Gates then you can't claim to know why he does what he does). The end result is the same, Billions given to good causes.

When hes dies his kids are only gettting 1% of his money, everything else is going to charity.

^This.

And when you put things in perspective, you realize how sad their action really are. Seriously, these guys still have billions. Many of them are richer than entire countries of people. It's pretty retarded to feel sorry for them especially when you realize that in order for a person to get rich, other people have to become poorer.

what?  seriously?  it's not a zero-sum game.

Yes it is. Resources are limited. The western world lives very "well" because most of the 3rd world languishes in poverty and there's a system put in place to keep it that way. Developed nations use over &)% of the world's resources...do you think the earth would be able to support all humans living this way? Why is the US worried about China becoming developed? Stop and think...

Now to an individual level. You do realize how people like Bill Gates get rich right? He owned the majority of a corporation. They sell Products which lots of people buy (thus making them poorer) at a PROFIT. It also really helps when one has a monopoply on a product that becomes a must-have to even exist in today's world. Doctors are highly paid professionals...read your bill when you get back from the hospital. Get it?