Thoughts on Wealth Allocation

What if Bill Gates decide to give out his wealth to the public, say, seattle citizen, full willingly. The question: will Bill’s action impact on the total wealth of the whole society, positive or negative?

Before answering this question, let’s view currency in another way by a metaphor story.

Imagine Bob and Adam live in a small village, they make a living by farming. This year, Bob harvest wheat over the expectation, but Adam’s field produce less than the average year. Adam decides to borrow some wheat from Bob and willing to give Bob a ious, Bob…