There has been a long debate in America over how much the mega-millionaires and billionaires should be taxed in America. While many less-wealthy Americans call for the ultra-wealthy to be heavily taxed, they are not the only ones. Some of the ultra-wealthy themselves want to be taxed more, too. This is the case for billionaire Molly Munger, whose father Charlie Munger made his money as vice chairman for Berkshire Hathaway. Munger struggles with sitting at the top of the wealth mountain while seeing others struggle with it. Josh Boak of the Associated Press notes that the main reasoning behind these billionaires is “the government could spend their money more effectively than they could on their own by improving schools, upgrading infrastructure and protecting the environment”( CLICK HERE to read the full article). A group of twenty billionaires recently even went as far as writing a letter essentially asking to be taxed more. Despite their efforts, the President has cha
This past week Ethiopia's prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, was awarded one of the highest achievements in the world: the Nobel Peace Prize. The decision came earlier than anticipated, but more than appropriate. To be awarded this prize, Ahmed had to make some considerable changes for the better. In his country, he is giving his people who were once bound to a mostly Authoritarian State more freedom by giving them multi-party elections and freeing political prisoners. Additionally, although he is towards the beginning of his term, Ahmed has already ended a bloody 20-year military standoff that killed over 100,000 with neighboring country Eritrea. A Washington Post article by Max Bearak demonstrates the hope instilled in the Ethiopian people when he writes "...his initial decisions in office have prompted an outpouring of hope that [peace] will be achieved"( Click here to read the full article). Ethiopian people find Ahmed to be moving their country in the r