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In part two of Born on Third Base, Chuck Collins talks about his view on the estate tax. The estate tax, also know as the death tax, taxes the wealth of deceased millionaires. The tax is often fought by millionaires as their families can loose nearly half of the accumulated wealth. The fight against the death tax was vigorous and eventually was taken away in the early 2000s. Rather than agree with the familiar position, Collins is outspoken about reasserting the death tax. He believes that the tax allows for people who had government help to repay their debts. He has gone on tour with Bill Gates Sr. after writing a book on the issue to raise awareness for their claim in conservative areas. The death tax pays for the public schools, federal aide, and other government support that wealthy people receive as they achieve success. Collins believes that this tax is not only fair but should be encouraged. However, I believe that other taxes allow for the repayment of the government assistan...

To:                  Clark Hansen, CEO From:             Garrett Silverman, Research and Development Analyst Date:               11 March 2019 Subject:          Allbirds, The Next Generation of Shoes Opportunity As a member of the Research and Development staff, you have asked me to find a business that follows our structure of being socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and economically profitable. I decided to venture into the shoe market to explore a firm that is making waves. Allbirds is a start-up company that is goes above and beyond our investment standards. Allbirds is beginning to prove to competition, investors, and customers that the shoe market is not over-saturated. I have broken down my proposal into the follow...

To: Clark Hansen, CEO From: Garrett Silverman, Research and Development Analyst Date: 1 March 2019 Subject: Allbirds, The New Shoe Dog After researching the Northern-Californian start-up, I highly recommend that we invest in Allbirds. Allbirds is stylish yet sensible. When we think of buying shoes, we envision expensive plastic shoes made from foreign labor and sold by one of three companies: Nike, Adidas, or New Balance. But it doesn’t have to be that way, Allbirds is an environmentally friendly shoe company that prides itself on natural, inexpensive, and comfortable products. Allbirds is pioneering the way people think about shoes, and now it’s time for AMDP to invest in their next step. Ethical Standards Before I continue, let me describe the ethical standards AMDP uses when evaluating businesses: The Triple Bottom Line The Triple Bottom Line consists of the three P’s which emphasize the economic and social standards of all AMDP businesses. People : The mo...