You have a hundred dollars in your account. You pay 20 dollars for gas. Later, you pay 30 dollars for a medical copay. Finally, you pay $110 for groceries. If you were a customer of Wells Fargo, the bank would reorder the transactions so that the grocery purchase appeared to have been made first. By… Continue reading Consumers Could Lose Again
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The Children’s Health Insurance Program Explained
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is administered by the individual states within broad federal guidelines. Chip is jointly funded by the federal government and the individual state governments.
Graham-Cassidy Explained
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) are mounting one last effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Their bill would make the following changes.
People With Disabilities Could Have Fewer Rights
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) became law on July 26, 1990. Title III of the ADA deals with access to places of public accommodation.
Bernie Sanders Medicare for all Explained
Bernie Sanders has announced the Medicare for All Act of 2017 (Medicare for all). Medicare for all establishes the Universal Medicare Program (UMP).
Temporary Protected Status Explained
The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) based on conditions in a country that temporarily prevent citizens of that country from safely returning to that country, or when a country is unable to adequately handle the return of its citizens.
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.
Disagreement and Understanding Must Coexist
The verdict for this episode is: we shouldn’t have to agree to share respect. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Harvey.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:00 — 5.5MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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500-Year-Floods Explained
Thanks to the devastation brought by Hurricane Harvey, we have been hearing a lot about so-called 500-year-floods. A 500-year-flood isn’t the worst flood an area has seen in 500 years; rather, a 500-year-flood is a term used to describe the likelihood that a flood of that severity will occur.
Slavery was the Reason for Secession
The verdict for this episode is: the words of the treasonous states demonstrate that slavery was the reason for secession. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/secession.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:12 — 5.1MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts
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