Walter's Weekly Report: November 2017

Thursday, November 30, 2017

SALT deduction may still make new tax plan

https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/salt-deduction-senate-kevin-brady/2017/11/29/id/828844/

Lastest comparison of Tax Plan to current tax law

http://www.businessinsider.com/senate-tax-plan-brackets-trump-tax-reform-two-charts-2017-11

Rubio looks to increase child tax credit

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tax-reform-plan-rubio-lee-child-credit-corporate-rate-2017-11

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving

Future of U.S. Energy is Nuclear Power?

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/press/2017-11-16/americas-energy-future-could-be-nuclear-argues-varun-sivaram-foreign-affairs

Monday, November 20, 2017

Senate tax plan diagrammed plus other provisions

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/11/16/senate-markup-would-make-individual-tax-cuts-temporary-corporate-tax-cuts-permanent/#25a58c6f56c2

Tax Cuts: Types, how they work and history

https://www.thebalance.com/tax-cuts-definition-types-and-how-they-work-3306328

Puerto Rico fiscal crisis hampers recovery

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/business/dealbook/puerto-rico-promesa-hurricane.html

GOP tax bill feels the need for speed

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-gop-tax-reform-bill-odds-pass-2017-11

Time running out on funding CHIP (children's health insurance)

http://fortune.com/2017/09/27/chip-kids-health-insurance/

What is net neutrality?

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/net-neutrality

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Senate tax bill includes Paid Family Leave

http://www.webgrio.com/_news/44276-senate-includes-paid-family-leave-proposal-in-its-tax-plan.html

Why and how to invest in Infrastructure

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trangho/2017/10/01/why-and-how-to-invest-in-u-s-infrastructure/#5799aaa4638f

Top 10 U.S. Infrastructure projects

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/g85/4257814/?slide=1

Senate tax bill takes on ACA

https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2017-11-15/updated-senate-tax-bill-sunsets-personal-tax-changes-targets-obamacare

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

The death of Votech education and the demise of the middle class

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2012/01/the_death_of_vocational_education_and_the_demise_of_the_american_middle_class.html

4 Metal plans of Health Insurance Exchanges

http://bhmpc.com/2013/05/the-4-metal-plans-of-health-insurance-exchanges/

Economists take on crumbling U.S. Infrastructure

https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2016-03-15/ask-an-economist-is-americas-infrastructure-destined-to-crumble

Monday, November 6, 2017

Update on winners and losers with House Tax Reform

http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/05/news/economy/tax-reform-bill-house-republicans/index.html

Next 4 days crucial to tax reform bill

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-06/tax-bill-to-run-four-day-gauntlet-on-route-to-house-floor-vote

Why pass more gun control laws? Current laws aren't enforced!!

http://dailysignal.com/2017/11/06/current-gun-laws-made-impossible-texas-shooter-buy-gun/

Slow recovery in Puerto Rico, not too late to donate to relief funds

https://weather.com/news/news/2017-11-06-puerto-rico-power-outages-hurricane-maria

Friday, November 3, 2017

Regulation reform now, but institutional reform is needed

https://www.theregreview.org/2017/10/23/speer-strengthening-legislative-responsibility/

Small Businesses not helped by Trump tax plan

https://www.inc.com/emily-canal/republican-tax-bill-could-hurt-small-businesses-entrepreneurs.html

Update on Puerto Rico's Electrical Crisis: Going Solar

http://ieefa.org/ieefa-update-puerto-ricos-solution-microgrid-system-supported-solar-energy/

How to find Free Help with Healthcare Open Enrollment

https://www.healthcentral.com/article/find-free-help-with-health-insurance-enrollment

How Trump tax plan changes your take home pay

http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-tax-plan-reform-change-take-home-pay-calculator-brackets-2017-11

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