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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.

Article that surprisingly thinks that starting your business in this economic downturn could actually be a good decision.

I don't think it's a bad idea anytime to start a small or large business up during a economic downturn. Just have a good business plan and everything important laid out and you will be succesful. Article talks about businesses starting up in economic downturn.

Many of us take our clean and safe water for granted, but others aren't so fotunate. Glad to see we are taking great strides to make a difference; making a World Water Day is a great start.

I get news updates on my phone, and I saw an article about the possibility of Bieber being the father of a fan's child. I'm glad he is taking the DNA test, but the main point of me posting this article is that Bieber is an idol for younger kids today. If it turns out he did father a child at 16, he will be letting down many fans. And a butterfly effect could happen where all of a sudden the tweens and teens that are his biggest fans may start thinking that engaging in sexual activity when they are young is ok. If Bieber can do it, why can't they? By the way, I'm using the "tag" for this article loosely!

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When Social Responsibility is really a part of the character of the company - rather than one of the many things a company does that stakeholders expect - it becomes an organic part of the story of who the company is, what it stands for.

Here's a great resource for you Entrepreneurial Studies majors. 

There is a new South Dakota convention that started this year called South Dakota Marketplace that is similar to the lean start up company. I went to SDMP this year and learned a lot of beneficial information.

A unique and effective marketing stragegy that gives back to people in need.

Starting a business should not simply be motivated by the money side, but perhaps something that will make a difference in the world.

This is actually most of the last paragraph of the post on this page but I thought it was a nice summary of the principles behind this group: "In our concluding remarks, we touched on the connection between the biased images seen in the film and cognitive bias. The media continually recreates stereotypes, which generate cognitive biases, which lead to real-world discrimination in our workplaces and schools. How can we break that cycle? Educating ourselves about cognitive bias is a good start."

This article talks about Environmental Issues, Going Green, and it being able to coexist with economic prosperity.

Making the connection between respect and ethics.

Is it okay to found your company based on somewhat truth's, or even straight up lies?

During their start-up days, many Inc. 500 CEOs tell half-truths to win over customers, while others tell outright lies. A look at the ethical difference between posturing and overt deception. To grow their Inc. 500 companies, some bootstrappers engaged in an astounding amount of embellishment.