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  • Many countries have a simple, fair tax system. Could the US be next?

    The average median-income family in the United States spends 13 hours per year preparing and filing their taxes, plus $370 paying someone to help. “In other countries, it’s a matter of minutes and costs nothing,” says T.R. Reid who studies tax systems around the world. In the Netherlands, you review a pre-filled online form. In Japan, the government sends you a postcard and, if no changes are needed, you don’t take any action at all.

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  • In Aleppo, cell phones are helping some desperate Syrians find clean water

    In war zones, people have a difficult time finding clean water and safe areas to inhabit. Social media, smart phones, and technology applications are aiding in people’s survival. In Aleppo, Syria, the International Committee of the Red Cross posted a map on Facebook to show alternative sources of clean drinking water that reached approximately 140,000 people.

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