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  1. May 3rd, 2012, 02:53 PM #1
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    Richest person in the world

    For some reason, whenever the topic comes to mind, I always find myself rooting for Gates and feel a bit disappointed when he is overtaken by someone else. I'm not sure why.
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  2. May 3rd, 2012, 06:51 PM #2
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    Re: Richest person in the world

    Gates is still like number 3 or 5 or something so dont feel too bad
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    Re: Richest person in the world

    #2 according to this list:

    http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/
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  4. May 3rd, 2012, 07:48 PM #4
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    Re: Richest person in the world

    Ah, he moved back up. He was number #3 when last I checked. I remember he was at #5 some time ago as well....could have been a couple years.
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  6. May 4th, 2012, 06:42 AM #5
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    Re: Richest person in the world

    He'd probably be at the top if he didn't give so much away through his charitable foundation.
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    Re: Richest person in the world

    Burn them! *

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