The forbes 400 is out again. Always find these a bit entertaining. Microsoft's Bill Gates now weighs in at a hefty $55 billion in net value.

To put that in perspective, he could spend $60,000 per day every day for the next 50 years and still not completely blow through the money (neglecting interest). Wow....

Anyway, a 10% rise in net value of the forbes 400 is already bringing out the critics of the bush tax cuts.