Dear Mr. Bill Gates

I saw a post of facebook the other day it was a picture of Bill Gates holding up a sign that talked about it was about time he gave back to people and to share his picture for a chance at $5,000.  Really?  This makes my blood boil.

Bill Gates is a highly intelligent man that came up with a product that changed the world.  He earned his money therefore he should be able to do whatever he wants with it, and no that does not mean that Joe Schmo troll sitting in front of a computer screen wasting their time scrolling the internet for get rich quick schemes and cat videos has a share in it.  What on earth?!  Why is it that anyone feels they are entitled to anything that they did not earn?  What would you do if a stranger walked up to you on pay day and put out their hand for their "share"insisting that you "owe" it to them just because.  My guess is  a few expletives would be uttered and no money would be exchanged.  Why is it any different just because you perceive Mr. Gates to have so much more money than you do?

There are plenty of millionaires out there that are not quite so visible.  Mr. Gates is visible because of his charitable donations.  Is that it?  He is giving to this underprivileged group therefore he needs to see how underprivileged you are and then he will correct all your bad financial choices and the world would be right again?  Wrong.

Money does not fix the problem.  One must be taught to live within ones means and work hard for ones own goals.  If you dig yourself into a big hole with spending and the want of things, then someone comes along and bails you out paying your debt what have you learned?  If, however, you dig yourself out denying yourself and working for everything you have it will be much harder to spend so freely and you will have taught yourself an excellent life lesson.

Truth be told Mr. Gates and his wife give wholeheartedly back to the community and do so with a willing spirit.   What happened to this world that it is expected that we deserve things?  Entitlement should really be a four letter word.