Bill Gates Opposes <br />Elizabeth Warren’s <br />Wealth Tax Plan.<br />The Microsoft founder shared <br />his views Wednesday at <br />The New York Times <br />DealBook Conference.<br />I’ve paid over $10 billion in taxes. I’ve paid more than anyone in taxes. If I had to pay $20 billion, it’s fine, but when you say I should pay $100 billion, then I’m starting to do a little math about what I have left over. , Bill Gates, via NYT Dealbook Conference.<br />Gates added that he didn’t think <br />Warren would “even be willing to <br />sit down with somebody who has <br />large amounts of money.” .<br />The Democratic presidential candidate <br />responded to Gates on Twitter later that day.<br />I'm always happy to meet with people, even if we have different views. @BillGates, if we get the chance, I'd love to explain exactly how much you'd pay under my wealth tax. (I promise it's not <br />$100 billion.) , Elizabeth Warren, via Twitter.<br />Warren’s plan calls for a 2% wealth tax on <br />those with more than $50 million and a 3% <br />tax on every dollar of net worth above $1 billion.<br />The wealth tax would help fund <br />programs such as “Medicare for All.”
