In Sin Taxes and SNAP Benefits I discussed my thoughts on the ability of SNAP recipients to buy soda. In that post, I present information about the amount of soda bought by SNAP users and the amount of soda bought by people not using SNAP.
Author: Jonathan Simeone
Sin Taxes and SNAP Benefits
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about so-called sin taxes (the additional taxes added to products the government deems unhealthy). My recent reconsideration of sin taxes was spurred by a discussion I had on social media about the idea of restricting SNAP, food stamp, money from being spent on soft drinks.
When Should A Child be Taken From His Parents?
This post is based on an article entitled When Should a Child be Taken From his Parents? The article was published in the August 7 and 14, 2017 edition of The New Yorker. The author is Larissa MacFarquhar.
The Truth About Afghanistan
The verdict for this episode is: it is more acceptable to declare Muslims terrorists and kill them than it is to build hospitals and schools in impoverished, Muslim-majority countries. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Afghanistan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:45 — 3.6MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's… Continue reading The Truth About Afghanistan
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Your First Experience with Racism?
In My First Experience with Racism, I discussed the day I first became aware of racism.
My First Experience with Racism
As I said on my About Me page, I was raised in the small town of Winchester, Massachusetts. Winchester is a small, very white town. As a young child, I never thought about race.
Slavery and Secession
The Confederacy formally withdrew from the United States of America through the ordinances of secession. The ordinances of secession were short, formal documents that announced the intention of each of the 11 Confederate states to leave the union. Four states: Georgia; Mississippi; South Carolina; and Texas,, also published a declaration of causes document explaining their… Continue reading Slavery and Secession
Trump’s Racist Supporters
The verdict for this episode is: if you still support Donald Trump, you are a racist. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Racists_rally.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:04 — 5.1MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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Symbols of the Confederacy in America
The Southern Poverty Law Center released a report called: Whose Heritage? Public Symbols of the Confederacy.
Can People of Color be Racist?
Recently, I was denied membership in a Facebook group because I said I believe people of color can be racist.