The Daily Populous

Saturday January 4th, 2020 evening edition

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Bill Gates, the world's second-richest person behind Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, wants rich people to pay higher taxes.

"We've updated our tax system before to keep up with changing times, and we need to do it again, starting with raising taxes on people like me.".

Billionaire Bill Gates wants rich people to pay higher taxes.

"We've updated our tax system before to keep up with changing times, and we need to do it again, starting with raising taxes on people like me," he said.

Gates is worth about $113 billion, making him the world's second richest person behind Jeff Bezos, according to Bloomberg's billionaires index.

The US government needs to levy higher taxes to fulfill its obligations, as it collects about 20% of GDP in taxes, but spends about 24%.

"In the 1970s, when Paul Allen and I were starting Microsoft, marginal tax rates were almost twice the top rate today," he wrote. »

Dads want to be equal parents

Authored by mother.ly
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Research indicates that today's dads are more involved than ever before (👏👏👏) and it's changing the way kids see the world, and see themselves.

Today's dads are going great, but society could make it easier for them to be the dads they want to be.

Back in 1982, a whopping 43% of fathers admitted they'd never changed a diaper. »

Yale psychiatrist urges Pelosi: Request 72-hour mental health hold on Trump after Iran attack

Authored by salon.com
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Bandy X. Lee, a professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine, founded the World Mental Health Coalition after convening a conference at Yale on the president’s mental health.

“I am beginning to believe that a mental health hold, which we have tried to avoid, will become inevitable.”.

Lee’s comments that Pelosi has the right to request a mental health hold of Trump have drawn criticism. »

Bushfires Australia: Pop icon Pink pledges incredible donation for fire services

Authored by 9news.com.au

US pop icon Pink has pledged a donation of $500,000 to Australian fire services currently on the front lines of the bushfire crisis.

"I am pledging a donation of $500,000 directly to the local fire services that are battling so hard on the frontlines.

The donation comes after Australian comedian Celeste Barber raised over $10million to date for firefighters battling to save properties and people across New South Wales . »

Australia Will Lose to Climate Change

Authored by theatlantic.com
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Meeting such a goal will require a revolution in the global energy system—and, above all, a rapid abandonment of coal burning.

Though polls report that most Australians are concerned about climate change, the country’s government has so far been unable to pass pretty much any climate policy.

Perhaps more than any other wealthy nation on Earth, Australia is at risk from the dangers of climate change. »