Pass Through Businesses Explained

The advantage of so-called pass-through businesses is that the profits “pass through” as taxable income to the participants. In a C-corporation, a business whose stock is publicly traded, profits are taxed up to a rate of 35 percent at the corporate level and up to 23.8 percent when they are sent to shareholders as capital… Continue reading Pass Through Businesses Explained

Executive Orders Explained

The term “executive order” is commonly used to describe three different types of documents issued by the president: executive orders; presidential memoranda; and presidential proclamations. It is well established that executive orders and presidential memoranda are used to conduct the nation’s business.

Republicans Care Way More About Banks Than us

The verdict for this episode is: class action lawsuits are easily the best way to protect consumers cheated by financial institutions. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/CFPB.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:37 — 3.9MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts

Consumers Could Lose Again

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

Hitler’s American Model

J.Q Whitman’s Hitler’s American Model is one of the most interesting books I’ve read. Whitman demonstrates how Nazi Germany’s Nuremberg Laws were influenced by several racist American laws.

Discussing Trump’s Immigration Plan

The verdict for this episode is: America must not embrace its much more racist past. https://media.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/content.blubrry.com/jonathansimeonepodcast/Immigration_Plan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:24 — 3.8MB) | Embedsubscribe to my podcast Apple Podcasts | TuneIn | RSS | Subscribe to Jonathan's Verdicts