• 2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she would be open to meeting with billionaire Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates to discuss her proposed wealth tax, after the billionaire said he thought his taxes would amount to $100 billion.
• Gates appeared at The New York Times Dealbook Conference on Wednesday, where he discussed the potential that the wealth tax has for driving away “innovative” companies or entrepreneurs in the U.S.
• The senator from Massachusetts replied to Gates in a tweet, saying she would be happy to meet with people who have “different views” from her.
• Warren is not one to shy away from challenging large companies and billionaires; she is also known for calling out big tech companies like Facebook.

Democratic 2020 candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she would be open to meeting with billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates to discuss her proposed wealth tax after the billionaire said he thought his taxes would amount to $100 billion.

Gates appeared at The New York Times Dealbook Conference on Wednesday, where he discussed the potential that the wealth tax has for driving away “innovative” companies or entrepreneurs in the US.

“I’ve paid over $10 billion in taxes. I’ve paid more than anyone in taxes. If I had to pay $20 billion, it’s fine,” Gates said at the conference. “But when you say I should pay $100 billion, okay then I’m starting to do a little math about what I have left over.”

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“I’m not sure how open minded she is — or that she’d even be willing to sit down with somebody who has large amounts of money,” the billionaire continued.

The senator from Massachusetts replied to Gates in a tweet, saying she would be “happy” to meet with people who have “different views” from her.

“I’m always happy to meet with people, even if we have different views. @BillGates, if we get the chance, I’d love to explain exactly how much you’d pay under my wealth tax. (I promise it’s not $100 billion.)” Warren wrote in a tweet.

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Microsoft president Bill Gates demonstrates Microsoft’s Windows 95 program from his automobile prior to a press conference in Paris 04 September. Gates was also to meet 500 top computer executives as part of his campaign to launch the company’s new software.

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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates visits an expo previewing Windows XP October 24, 2001 in New York City. The Windows XP operating system goes on sale worldwide October 25.

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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into whether the Microsoft computer empire is a monopoly that buries the competition.

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Bill Gates holds baby girl Cecil Massango during his visit to the Manhica Health Research Centre in Mozambique September 21, 2003. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced three grants totalling 168 million dollars to fight malaria, a disease that due to increased drug resistance, is on the rise in Africa for the first time in 20 years, killing more than one million people annually.

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Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect at Microsoft, talks to reporters as Microsoft announced the general availability of the new Microsoft Office System, October 21, 2003 in New York City. "The new Office System is a major leap forward for information workers," said Gates, "It makes information work more productive and more profitable by offering innovative new ways to communicate, to find and share information, and to manage complex projects."

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Former US President Bill Clinton, left, speaks as Bill Gates, chairman, Microsoft Corp. looks on during a session on the G-8 and Africa during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 27, 2005.

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Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates smiles during a news conference in Madrid November 19, 2004. Gates signed a technology agreement with the Madrid regional government.

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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates (R) talks with Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) (L) after testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee March 7, 2007 in Washington, DC. Gates called for more government spending in education and training, especially in high school math and science. He called high schools in their current form a barrier to success in the digital age.

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Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates (R) shakes hands with France Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde as he leaves the Elysee Palalce in Paris on April 4, 2011, after a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Gates is in visit to France for his foundation’s Living Proof Project to highlight successes of US-funded global health initiatives.

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Bill Gates, the co-Founder of the Microsoft company and co-Founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation visits and speaks at the Solidays festival on June 26, 2015 in Paris, France. Bill Gates visited the 17th edition of the Solidays music festival, dedicated to the fight against AIDS.

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Bill Gates attends the official opening of the Barberini Museum on January 20, 2017 in Potsdam, Germany. The Barberini, patronized by billionaire Hasso Plattner, features works by Monet, Renoir and Caillebotte among others.

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Bill Gates, billionaire and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, gestures as he speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 17 – 20.

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As one of her many plans, Warren proposed the wealth tax — “2% tax on every dollar of net worth above $50 million and a 3% tax on every dollar of net worth above $1 billion,” her website explains — to fund to other causes, like child care, education, and paying off student loans.

Warren is not one to shy away from challenging large companies and billionaires. She is also known for calling out big tech companies like Facebook. Most recently, the senator sparred with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the social media site’s policy on political advertising.

Gates has previously said that his taxes should be raised. “I’ve paid more taxes, over $10 billion, than anyone else, but the government should require people in my position to pay significantly higher taxes,” he said in a 2018 CNN interview.

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