David RamirezThe Tax Cuts No One Asked ForThe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is probably the worst piece of tax policy to come out in decades. Unlike the Bush era tax cuts, which…Dec 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017
David RamirezTax BreaksIn continuation with the tax story, Vox published a great video on how tax breaks work and how they disproportionately benefit the wealthy.Oct 10, 2017Oct 10, 2017
David RamirezDeductions and AdjustmentsBefore jumping into tax cuts, I think it’s important to understand deductions, and if you’re like me who pays student loans, adjustments to…Oct 5, 2017Oct 5, 2017
David Ramirez39.6% tax rate, what does that actually mean?In my previous post (here) you’ll notice that I used the effective tax rate which for the wealthiest Americans sits at somewhere around…Sep 28, 2017Sep 28, 2017
David RamirezWho taxes us, why, and how much?With tax reform next up on the agenda for Republicans I thought it might be interesting to do a couple of quick series on taxes.Sep 26, 2017Sep 26, 2017
David RamirezApologetic-DenialismI’m appalled by right-wing media, and you should be too. Specifically, how fake news and conspiracy theories penetrate the psyche of…Aug 16, 2017Aug 16, 2017
David Ramirez“The Cryptoeconomic Way”Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, gave a talk at Blockchain Labs about cryptoeconomics, which is a really fascinating concept…Jun 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017
David Ramirez“Trial and terror” — Reveal, NPRI frequently listen to podcasts. I don’t normally post about them but this podcast really touched on a lot of different ideas that I find…Jun 27, 2017Jun 27, 2017
David RamirezinKeeping StockNew Coins On The BlockAdmittedly, I am later to the crypto-currency game than I’d like to be. The stellar rise in evaluation for almost all crypto-currencies has…Jun 5, 20172Jun 5, 20172
David RamirezTwo Weeks of ChaosI was going to do a follow-up piece to “Conservatism: My Explanation & Justification,” but these past two weeks have been so bogged down by…May 20, 2017May 20, 2017