WARREN BUFFETT ON TAXING THE RICH August 15, 2011
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Warren Buffett, who’s among the richest men in America, wrote a New York Times op-ed that surprised (but it shouldn’t have) and delighted me. He said America needs to “stop coddling the super-rich.” He says, “Our leaders have asked for ‘shared sacrifice.’ But when they they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.” (New York Times, August 15, 2011) I wonder what would happen if Warren Buffett were President and Bernie Sanders were Vice President….
SEVENTH GENERATION June 10, 2011
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Vermont’s Seventh Generation has been named the greenest brand in America by the annual ImagePower Global Green Brands Survey. Rounding out the top 10 green companies behind Seventh Generation were Whole Foods, Tom’s of Maine, Burt’s Bees, Trader Joe’s, The Walt Disney Co., S. C. Johnson, Dove, and Apple. Starbucks and MIcrosoft tied for the 10th spot.
The ImagePower survey included 9,000 respondents in eight countries measuring perceptions and sentiments of green actions by industries, products, and brands. ( Business Briefs, Burlington Free Press, June 10, 2011)
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