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My first job after college, in 1984, taught me to ask a question about foreign aid that I am still asking forty-two years later: Who really benefits? I was a young MBA working for Bangladesh's Master Plan Organisation (MPO), which was preparing a twenty-year national water plan. The project was undertaken with assistance from the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank, with Harza ... Read More
What happens if you tax the "rich"? Let us start answering these questions first, then get to the larger picture and the issue of "luck." The tax code evaluates people's income whether from employment or investments. If these are above a certain amount, the code and the new laws classify them as "rich" and subject them to higher taxes. Imagine workaholics, entrepreneurs, pouring back t... Read More