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  > but I expect the [Gates] foundation will spend more than $200 billion between now and 2045

  Top 10 individuals in the world worth $1.77 trillion

  The U.S. government has spent $ 3.57 trillion in fiscal year 2025
So Gates spends 10 billion/year which is an astonishing 0.2% of US government budget


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