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Quite often people don't vote for their own self-interest because they believe in a greater good or a larger principle. This is a good thing.

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What “greater good” are you talking about? You think people just love Bill gates so they want to live in a dystopia for him? Is the “greater good” Bill Gates’ bank accounts that keep getting bigger every day, despite his perpetual generosity?

Most people's basic principles aren't particularly related to how rich Bill Gates is.

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