>The way Gates got rich was illegitimate but the way he is spending the
>proceeds is, as far as I can tell, quite admirable. He is following in the
>footsteps of the elder Rockefeller, but more consciously and earlier in his
>connection of private philanthropy to the broader social conditions.
At the press conference, someone asked Gates if he thought private philanthropy was a substitute for government action. Gates said "certainly not."
Doug