Born on Third Base Post
In the book, Born on Third Base , Chuck Collins makes the unusual decision of donating most of his wealth to make the case of tackling inequality. The book presents an anomaly of someone who realized their privileged place in society and decided that the money can be used in a more meaningful way that has a more beneficial impact. At a very young age Collins saw the disparity of some low-income individuals and saw the opportunity that his money could make in the lives of struggling households, this led to him finding “his own way” by donating most of his fortune of the Oscar Mayer empire. America today experiences a serious problem with income inequality, the top 20 richest Americans own more wealth than the bottom 50%. This huge disparity in income places a significant strain on lower classes as they end up dealing with higher levels of poverty and also a higher tax burden as many ultra-rich ...