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The Tax Bill Will Pass Thanks to Ugly and Selfish Moves by Trump and Murkowski
Trump and the Republicans will do anything to pass and pass quickly their tax bill. Clearly, for a bill very much in favor of the ultra rich - and one that shafts the poor and middle classes and even the “mere wealthy” - the... Read →
The American Museum of Natural History – Failed US Tax Policy
The American Museum of Natural History (AMHN) is causing a disaster on the Upper West Side, and could care less. It is a failed museum, albeit in a wonderful location on the West Side of New York. If one goes into the museum, they will... Read →
Gary Cohn: "Why Aren't The Other Hands Up?"
At a Wall Street Journal conference of CEOs earlier this week John Bussey asked, “If the tax reform bill goes through, do you plan to increase your company’s capital investment?” 1. Tax-overhaul backers say corporate... Read →
Secretary of His Treasury
Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and his new wife are simply Trumpians through and through. These two are playing a particularly visible role as champions of the rich and their way of life and giving a middle finger to all... Read →
Is Roy Moore America's Kurt Waldheim?
Roy Moore has been accused by at least five credible witnesses of having been a pedophile and a sexual predator more than three decades ago. While those accusations alone don’t prove guilt, their existence should absolutely make him... Read →
How The Attack Unfolded. From the Bike Lane.
I rode my bike down the West Side bike lane in New York on the morning of November 2, 2017. The lane had just reopened following the terrorist attack less than 48 hours earlier which claimed 8 lives and gravely injured dozens more. I... Read →
Crush the House and Send the Family Away
In Israel, when a suicide bomber or other kind of Palestinian terrorist strikes, there is quick and harsh response by the State. The immediate family is arrested and the terrorist’s home is destroyed. Such retaliation may not stop... Read →
Republicans Are Pushing Dangerous Banana Republic-Type Tax Reform
I was a lifelong Republican prior to Trump. But, I have resolved now never to vote Republican again. As an American (neither Democrat nor Republican), I am outraged by the Republican dismissal of Russian interference and their turning... Read →
Is Jeff Flake a Flake?
Jeff Flake, the Republican Senator from Arizona, made a stunning speech before the Senate this afternoon. The full text of Flake’s speech is here. Flake explained to his Senate colleagues that he could not as a decent human... Read →
Advice from a Stupid Senior
Many seniors today are facing a real quandary. I am one of them. The stock market and many IRAs are enjoying significant upside momentum, and while I know this cannot and will not continue forever, I just can’t pull the trigger and... Read →
His Royal Highness Ryan Zinke
He rode into Washington on a horse the first day of his tenure as Trump’s Interior Secretary. He was facing forward, at the time, but he should have been turned around and facing the horse’s rear. Because that is what he has... Read →
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Weinstein is a Dangerous Distraction
When folks are really scared – I mean really scared, they look everywhere for a distraction. They are really scared, or they should be, and Harvey Weinstein and his despicable behavior is an easy one to hide behind. The guy,... Read →
Tax Free Repatriation is the Only Thing Coming From Trump’s Plan; It Helps Only 4 or 5 Companies
The stock market is going ga-ga over Trump’s tax plans, and it is headed from the absurd to the still more absurd. I’ve reviewed the plan. My conclusions are that it is, first, a war by the upper class on the upper middle... Read →
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