How can an improved tax system encourage entrepreneurs & help lift people out of poverty?

David McCourt (Author, Chairman & CEO at Granahan McCourt Capital)

David McCourt explains why he thinks that the tax system needs to be revised to encourage entrepreneurs, support infrastructure development, bring money to rural areas and help create jobs. He provides an example of what he considers a bad government investment in healthcare that just wastes taxpayer money.

David McCourt

Author, Chairman & CEO at Granahan McCourt Capital David C. McCourt is the Chairman and CEO of Granahan McCourt Capital and has been one of the most prominent investors and entrepreneurs in the technology, media and telecommunications industries for the past 30 years. He has founded or bought 20 companies in nine countries and is widely recognized as a transformational force in the telecommunications space. Best Selling Author of Total Rethink - Why Entrepreneurs Should Act Like Revolutionaries.

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David McCourt

Author, Chairman & CEO at Granahan McCourt Capital

David C. McCourt is the Chairman and CEO of Granahan McCourt Capital and has been one of the most prominent investors and entrepreneurs in the technology, media and telecommunications industries for the past 30 years. He has founded or bought 20 companies in nine countries and is widely recognized as a transformational force in the telecommunications space. Best Selling Author of Total Rethink - Why Entrepreneurs Should Act Like Revolutionaries.

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