Bill Gates' Dad Said Raise my Son’s Taxes

He also carries the same thought as many, spend on education, an area where we are running behind, and need to spend just a little of the time we spend entertaining ourselves on reading and learning perhaps. We just don’t seem to read enough as a whole, and every where I turn these days on the web, this is the same thought being mentioned by all the “smart” people, please read. Hopefully some of the PC manufacturers might get wind of this too and focus a bit more on educational software on new PCs instead of Gaming being the forefront and draw. Games are fine too and a lot of fun, but some educational focus added in would be nice. BD

We already knew Bill Gates Sr, father of Microsoft (MSFT) founder Bill Gates Jr, was one heck of a toastmaster. But the old man also has some pretty strong opinions on tax policy too.

In an op-ed for the Seattle P-I the elder Gates co-authored, he says Washington State has "the most regressive tax regime in the country" and calls for a new state income tax targeting earners making over $200,000 a year.