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>Haraldur Þorleifsson Sweeps Person of the Year Awards >One of his best-known projects is Ramp Up Iceland, which is building ramps throughout the nation to inc
by mzs 4y ago
>Haraldur Þorleifsson Sweeps Person of the Year Awards
>One of his best-known projects is Ramp Up Iceland, which is building ramps throughout the nation to increase accessibility for people in wheelchairs. He has also personally donated to the legal funds of victims of sexual abuse, and has garnered praise for charitable donations to families in need this holiday season.
https://www.icelandreview.com/news/haraldur-thorleifsson-sweeps-person-of-the-year-awards/ https://www.icelandreview.com/news/haraldur-thorleifsson-swe...
- kzrdude 4y ago> Notably, he was one of the highest tax payers in the nation after the sale of Ueno. He's definitely a man that gives back to his community. And seems to be busy creating, and working.
- masklinn 4y agoEven more so, he was one of the highest taxpayers in the nation because he decided to be paid in cash (taxed at 46%) instead of shares (capital gains, taxed at 22%), specifically so he'd be taxed more, as he considers that the country helped him a lot with his disability.
- alkonaut 4y agoI can see why this man would be rubbing Musk the wrong way. He appears to be everything Elon Musk isn't. He's a Mensch. To a narcissist who doesn't like a person like this, the brain says "Either he's a fraud, or I'm the asshole". And a narcissist brain will settle that question in e heartbeat, with the wrong answer.
- ashwagary 4y agoElon has come to his senses and called Haraldur directly. Based on his latest tweet it seems Haraldur may continue his work at Twitter.