Call it another manifestation of the extraordinary disconnect between the “Ruling Class” and the rest of the country.

In its June 16 issue, Fortune magazine ran a cover story (“The $600 Billion Challenge”) in which it revealed that Bill Gates and Warren Buffett had been engaged in a secret campaign over the past year and a half seeking to persuade other billionaires to join them in pledging to donate half or more of their entire fortunes to charity, either in their lifetimes or at death.