比爾·蓋茨：衰退將再次上演

美國金融危機演變成全球衰退已經是10年前的事了，而億萬富翁、慈善家、微軟聯合創始人比爾·蓋茨相信，這種情況將再次上演。

只不過他不知道衰退什么時候會來。

不久前，在他的第六場名為“Ask Me Anything”的Reddit直播活動中，有人問蓋茨：“你覺得短期內會再次出現類似2008年那樣的金融危機嗎？”

蓋茨的回答簡短而醒目。

“會。什么時候發生很難說，但這一點確定無疑。幸運的是，我們在上次金融危機中的經歷還算可以。巴菲特曾談到過這個問題，他對這個領域的了解比我強得多?！?

蓋茨指的是自己的朋友、另一位億萬富翁，同時也是知名投資人兼伯克希爾·哈撒韋公司掌門人沃倫·巴菲特。兩人在2010年發起了裸捐計劃The Giving Pledge，鼓勵富人將大部分財產貢獻給慈善事業。

蓋茨用較為樂觀的腔調結束了自己的回答。

“雖然我覺得今后會出現難關，但就創新和資本主義將如何改善全人類的處境而言，我的看法相當樂觀?！?

蓋茨在這次直播中回答了幾十個問題，其中包括加密貨幣和醫療保健。（財富中文網）

譯者：Charlie

審校：夏林

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It’s been 10 years since a financial crisis in the U.S. escalated into a global recession. And billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes another is coming.

He’s just not sure when.

During his sixth Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session Tuesday, Gates was asked: “Do you think in the near future, we will have another financial crisis similar to the one in 2008?”

His response was short and notable.

“Yes. It is hard to say when but this is a certainty. Fortunately we got through that one reasonably well. Warren has talked about this and he understands this area far better than I do.”

Gates is referring to fellow billionaire and friend Warren Buffett, the famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway chief. Buffett and Gates founded The Giving Pledge in 2010, a campaign to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes.

Gates finished his answer on a rosier note.

“Despite this prediction of bumps ahead I am quite optimistic about how innovation and capitalism will improve the situation for humans everywhere,” Gates wrote on Reddit.

Gates answered dozens of questions in this latest AMA, including the cryptocurrencies and health care.