“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” - John Steinbeck

Also, continuing to be a billionaire while others suffer is an incredibly immoral act. It's like watching people dying of asthma attacks while you're sitting on a box of inhalers.

It's a practice called "reputation laundering", and Gates has always been weirdly good at it. But he's ultimately still a billionaire, and you don't get a billion dollars by being a good person.