Bill Gates intrinsically realizes after the fact that he must return his accumulated wealth. He will never say it that way but the man knows math, and he has a heart. The Koch brothers believe they are entitled to their net worth, even though their only virtue was being born a Koch. Both the Koch Brothers and Bill Gates give away a lot of money, but their aim differs. The Koch Brothers are ideological while Gates is practical.

Money/capital is power. And we should not have an economic system where anyone can accumulate an infinite stream of capital. That accumulation is wealth denied others not because of worth, but because of a flawed economic model.

First, no one person can provide the service required to accumulate the sums that billionaires have. They are dependent on others. And if they are dependent on others to receive a profit way above those who work to create that additional capital, one can only classify it as legal theft. Think of it as a few notches above slavery.

Remember, the genesis of Bill Gates' wealth was not his product, and thus not his intellect. Moreover, as his company grew, his wealth increased due to the legalized gambling that is the stock market, an instrument few can or should partake in given its divergence from reality.

Many wealthy people and people aspiring to be wealthy tend to believe they are entitled to the manner in which they created their wealth. They tend to think they have more worth than those who manufacture things, grow food, fix cars, design items, and much more. They would even disparage the person who calculated that it’s more efficient to accept welfare after thinking about their economic maximization. These same people use terms like "make my money work for me" or "work smarter, not harder." They don't see the similarity in their positions: everyone tries to maximize their “personal economy” given the economic model they are presently in. In the aggregate, it turns out the wealthy are the most significant takers of all.

The world needs a new economic model. It requires one that puts humanity over capital; one that rewards those who produce; and one that prevents the profits off of financial instrument (derivatives, stock options, etc.) that contribute nothing toward society but allow the lazy to find ways to make money irrespective of the economic conditions. The new model should work seamlessly with government, or 'we the people,' to decide what parts of the economy should be private and what parts public. We should base it all on humanity, first.

For starters, everything required for our basic needs should be public: banking, healthcare, utilities, energy, and mass transportation. Most everything else should be private. The previous statements may sound radical to many because we have been brainwashed into believing that maximal privatization is best for society, or more efficient. Reality has proven something completely different. More so than not, it has created ever-growing income and wealth disparity with those least deserving continuing to profit from our flawed economic model.

We must open our minds to the possibility of a more just economic model, and ignore the fear accompanying the false accusation that wanting one is tantamount to being a communist. Once we discard the notion that the economic model under which we live is the best or only one possible, it opens the possibility of transitioning into one that works for everyone.