A drop in the bucket or not, it was 14% of his entire income, not including tax. So despite him paying around 15% in taxes, he donated roughly the same amount to charitable causes. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be able to donate 14% of my salary to charity and still pay the bills.
Rich? Yes. Under-taxed? Possibly. Greedy? Not by any definition.
You should also note that his main source of income is investments. Investments only work as a source of income if you re-invest. Who knows how much of the 70% he paid into companies and projects that helped create jobs, and ultimately feed families? You can't just take one look at the income figures of a rich man and assume every single cent was used on himself and his family.
Rich? Yes. Under-taxed? Possibly. Greedy? Not by any definition.
You should also note that his main source of income is investments. Investments only work as a source of income if you re-invest. Who knows how much of the 70% he paid into companies and projects that helped create jobs, and ultimately feed families? You can't just take one look at the income figures of a rich man and assume every single cent was used on himself and his family.
