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It is only ethical that the wealthy start paying their fair share of the tax burden. We are currently in an economic mess which starts with our unrelenting debt. Here is Obama's plan to increase taxes as a way to solve these problems.

Walmart in Brazil has taken the "Green" approach and is protecting the enviornment. Here is their plan: No companies that employ slave labor; "forced" labor is a rampant problem in developing countries. * No soybeans sourced from illegally deforested areas; 20% of the world's carbon emissions (and 70% of Brazil's emissions) come from burning down trees. * No beef sourced from any newly cleared Amazonian land; globally, deforestation emits more carbon than all vehicles. Brazil and Indonesia are at the heart of this enormous challenge.

What can appear to be just a surface problem could effect many more people that originally intended.

This could be the answer to our economic and enviornmental problems.

This is a video that talks about the news release of Obama deploying 100 US troops to Central Africa to help find and bring Joseph Kony (a man who has engaged Central Africa in war for 26 years, has killed hundreds of thousands, and kidnaps children and forces them to fight in his army) to justice. This group has come together because three guys saw a moral and ethical problem and wanted to do what they could to change it. 

Coporate idealists want to make change for businesses to do good and they believe it is within our reach.

Toyota's announcement of a technical fix for its sticky gas pedals - which can lead to sudden acceleration problems - is not likely to bring a quick end to the company's current recall nightmare. Having already halted sales and production of eight of its top-selling cars in the U.S.

Americans are having a tough time supporting themselves and their famlies on minimum wage. Problem is America needs to create more jobs for the unemployed and also help those that are employed that are barely getting by.

I would also suggest American's not being "too good" for tough, dirty and lower end jobs. I think there are jobs out there, but American's don't want to do them. Who does? Immigrants that want to get out of their country or plan on sending the money back home.

The internet is comprised social media that could be detrimental to our youth as well as misleading information that cannot be seen as reliable. Media organizations are revising and reissuing ethical codes to address most of these problems.

The Era of Social Media