Many readers are anticipating the stimulus checks that are expected to begin arriving in bank accounts in the next few weeks. The $1,200 for most taxpayers is welcome relief for the current financial crisis. But it is important to note that the money isn’t free. The stimulus checks are officially a credit for 2020 taxes. […]
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My review of Xánath Caraza’s Metztli, as published in la bloga
Review of Metztli at la bloga Metztli Edición bilingüe by Xánath Caraza (Capitulo Siete; Coacalco de Berriozábal, Estado de México, 2018) Translation by Sandra Kingery and Kaitlyn Hipple Review by Donna Snyder In Aztec mythology, “Metztli” is a god or goddess of the moon. Gender is fluid. In some traditions, Metztli fears the Sun’s fire, in […]
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Undocumented Immigrants Sustain The Country
There are many who argue that undocumented immigrants do not pay taxes and are a burden to American taxpayers. Many also argue that America does not need immigrant labor. But the facts betray these assertions as lies. Let’s see how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) feels about the undocumented immigrants. In 1996, the IRA created […]
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Mexican Air Force Evacuates Mexicans From Cuba Due To Coronavirus
On Saturday, March 28, 2020, the Mexican Air Force with the help of Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department evacuated 134 Mexican citizens from Cuba. The Coronavirus COVID-19 had stranded the Mexicans in Cuba. The air force flew a Boeing 737-800 to Cuba. In addition to returning the stranded Mexicans, the air force flight also returned 39 […]
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All Workers Are Essential Notwithstanding Government Orders
Typically, the government creates two standards of people, those it deems worthy and those it does not. This is the case in the legal system where those with money can buy themselves out of jail benefits and immigrants who are rounded up while at work while other immigrants who disrobe for magazines qualify for Einstein […]
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Important Questions About The Proposed Stimulus Checks
Many taxpayers are excited to know that Congress is on the verge of sending each American taxpayer about $1,000. As of 5:00pm, eastern time yesterday, Congress was still arguing over some details about the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. However, it seems that the proposed $1,200 checks for individuals and $2,400 for […]
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It Is The Economy…
Donald Trump is singularly focused on the American economy and not the Corona pandemic. The reason is self-preservation. As we have been discussing, America has changed. It is no longer will the American economy change but how much has it changed. The Corona virus has hurt workers and businesses alike. But its silver lining, at […]
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My Debt Moratorium Proposal As A Stimulus Package
America and the rest of the world is an economic crisis. Most of us understand this. For the politicians, the economic crisis is about the November elections. For the rest of us it is about how we are going to deal with the added expenses of keeping kids home and, for some of us, having […]
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The Age of COVID-19
We are amid major changes in the global economy and the way we live our lives. Those of us that have lived through the currency devaluations of our countries or other major economic changes mostly understand what is to come. We have lived economic chaos before. Most Americans do not understand how lives will change […]