How many years of working to be rich as Bill Gates?

So obviously this is a somewhat impractical study as the time period would likely be shorter due to interest earned (If interested I could calculate some figures to include interest and inflation).

Here are the facts:

1. Bill Gates has a net worth of 99.7 Billion (99,700,000,000)
2. If you make $50,000 Annually, it would take you 1,994,000 Years to earn Bill Gate's net worth.
3. If you make $75,000 Annually, it would take you 1,329,333 Years to earn Bill Gate's net worth.
4. If you make $100,000 Annually, it would take you 997,000 Years to earn Bill Gate's net worth.
5. If you make $500,000 Annually, it would take you 199,400 Years to earn Bill Gate's net worth.

My coworkers thought this was depressing, I though it was enlightening, what do you think? How does it make you feel?

 

Horribly irresponsible that the guvmunt hasn't taken all of that from Gates and given to those people who desperately need it.

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I'm currently at #5...Almost there

 

Does this assume I start working since I was born? If so, I'm 46 years behind so I think I'm between 1 and 0 on the list.

 

He may have all of that money but, I'll bet he hasn't seen tortoises hump on 2 continents.

 

Not Really, the government should just stay out of it. He is quite the philanthropist anyway.

 

Yes I do!

 

Makes me want to work smarter and harder to knock some commas out of those numbers.

 

Jumping out of a high performance aircraft at night at 1250 agl.

 

In all seriousness good on him for being at the right place and the right time.

 

Yep, he changed the way we do business, work, communicate for the better. Some incredible advancements have come because of PC's. Thanks for all the porn Bill!

 

Might be able to speed that up if he has any single daughters. Does anyone know? Not for me, for a friend

 

That bag over the head is an appropriate icon if he does. He's not a pretty man.

 

$100B hides a lot of ugliness.

 

all the ugliness...

 

Just shows me it’s possible.

Can’t fault Gates or anybody for kicking ass and making something of themselves.

 

if I like this my wife will kill me...but i want to!

 

I'm guessing he paid for those tortoises to hump .