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"My tax return in the United States has to be kept on a special computer because their normal computers can't deal with the numbers," said Bill Gates in Lisbon.

The AFP News Agency kept referring to Gates as "the richest man in the world," as if to say, is this man really complaining on TV about being richer than God? Has it been too long since someone handed him an award? What is Gates fishing for? Why can't more billionaires be as humble as Larry Ellison?

Microsoft's Bill is too rich for tax computer [AFP on IOL]