# Has Bill Gates contributed to humanity in proportion to his monetary net worth? And does it matter?

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> [@Untoward\_Parable](#):
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> Do you even comprehend how much 61 billion is?

It’s been [estimated](http://www.fao.org/Newsroom/en/news/2008/1000853/index.html) that it would take $30 billion a year to end world hunger. In that context, $61 billion is very much at all.

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