I think it&#x27;s a little outlandish to suggest that Bill Gates started the Gates Foundation in order to make more money or save on tax breaks.<p>Did he do it for his ego? Maybe. But it&#x27;d be hard to find someone who has done great work who didn&#x27;t do it for their ego.<p>Being a skeptic in an internet forum is easy. Solving problems that The Gates Foundation has set out to solve isn&#x27;t. I&#x27;ll continue to lionize those who do the latter.