Bill Gates dethroned as world's richest person

A list and description of Carlos Slim's Latin American Holdings is available free along with a just posted item on his philanthropic ventures in the (yellow label) Billionaire Watch at http://www.Barrelomoney.com. An interesting character, Carlos Slim recently made some big investments in US phone companies when they were out of favor- they are now back in vogue and Carlos Slime has fat profits there and probably also helping to catapult him to first place in the richest man in the world contest. The vintage item on his phone investments is at http://www.Barreloworld.com.

So what if this Sim guy is wealthier; what has he done for his society? He's a nobody until he does good for his country and people. Bill Gates is GREAT...I think he should lead our country in the oncoming term after President Bush.

This affects my day to day life how?

I really would like to know why this news is important and how it affects the day to day lives of people struggling to make a living.

Really makes "Slim" a hero, someone to be proud of for what??...pitiful!!!

WHO CARES THESE PEOPLE WERE BORN TO BE RICH .I AND 2BILLION PEOPLE CANT EVEN PAY THEIR RENT THEIR MEDICAL MEDS,PAY FOR THESE GAS PRICES,I HAVE A MASTERS from COLUMBIA UNIV.A PHD,AND MORE CREDENTIALS AFTER MY NAME I KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH>BY COMPARISON I PAY MORE TAXES THAN ANY OF THESE PEOPLE.I AM ALL IN TEARS FOR POOR LITLE BILL GATES,BILL AND HILLARY THEY ARE SO POOR ,OH OH,.AMERICA WERE THIEFS AND LIERS TRY TO BE PRESIDENTS,GOD BLESS HYPOCRACY AND AMERICA,WERE ITS A PROVEN FACTOR AMERICA IS IN EMOTIONAL CRISIS,PUT A DEMOCRAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND WORKING PEOPLE WILL SUPPORT ALL ON PA MEDICAID FOOD STAMPS AND SSI.GOD BLESS THE WORKING PEOPLE.!

so what !!who gives a darn.

Bill Gates NEVER had to work to earn his so called money...his father gave him the business and all the money he needed in 1975! Read the beginning of 'Bill Gates The Road Ahead'. Its nice to see him go down! I HOPE he's sick!

If I was Bill Gates I would give 2/3rds of all my money out of my own pocket to help poor people (and STILL LIVE COMFORTABLY), not play economic games giving a couple million here and there over many years that he again gives for NOT working for! And what a hypocrite he and his company are!! They scare you with confusion games and lawyer written EULAs that only his lawyers can understand... Practice what you preach oh Sir William Gates III! lol. Will the Queen deknight him?...lol

...And Warren Buffet gave him BILLIONS to his Charity 'the gates foundation' which is a joke compared to how much he could give!! ...And he gives hardly ANYTHING out of his own pocket! Its pennies to him...No MOST is 'our own money' we make the differences up in paying for his taxes and astronomical prices in his business software and unreliable, hacker targeted operating systems software...grrr... Lets see if its true the bigger they are, the harder they fall...lol

By comparison 'Slick Willie' is NO Hero!! At least Slim built up companies that were hurting!! Bill Gates takes companies that are hurting and instead of boosting them, runs them over like a Pirate, TYCOON Style! NO hero is a TYCOON!!!

FRANK at comment 2 is an asshole..he is the typical amercian whos doesn`t know shit and talks about everything... SLim has helped poor people from the street for as long as I can remember, He donates money to poor kid`s schools, scholarships, donates computers, helps malformated kids.