Tax Changes for Families and Individuals

House Republicans are out with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

John Kelly is Disgracing the Uniform

Last night, John Kelly was interviewed on Fox News. Whatever credibility he maintained after the pathetic press conference where he lied about Congresswoman Frederica Wilson is now gone. In the interview, Kelly demonstrated that his worldview is as sexist and racist as is the worldview of Donald Trump.

Summarizing George Papadopoulos’s Guilty Plea

George Papadopoulos, a national security adviser to the Trump campaign, has pled guilty to making false statements to the FBI under 18 U.S. Code Section 1001. The below details come from the statement of the offense (a statement of the facts that Papadopoulos has confirmed. The things reported in the statement of the offense aren’t… Continue reading Summarizing George Papadopoulos’s Guilty Plea

John Kelly is not Admirable

The verdict for this episode is: John Kelly’s press briefing was not only dishonest, but it was evidence of his outdated beliefs. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Kelly.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:19 — 3.3MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

Black Lives Matter

The verdict for this episode is: my Facebook post about all lives matter was wrong. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Facebook_post.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:46 — 4.9MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

Tax Brackets Create Winners and Losers

The verdict for this episode is: reducing the number of tax brackets makes things far more unfair than simple. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/tax_brackets.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:57 — 4.1MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

Jemele Hill Doesn’t Deserve Discipline

The verdict for this episode is: Jemele Hill’s conduct is not akin to that of Curt Schilling or Linda Cohn. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Hill.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:23 — 2.5MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

DACA Explained

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was created by President Obama on June 15, 2012. The program doesn’t confer lawful status; rather, it’s a use of prosecutorial discretion that says the government will not deport people who satisfy the below requirements.