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Tax Reform Christmas Gift?

The house and senate passed this historic tax reform, just in time for Christmas. Nice to have a gift from the Government.   Now on the Republican side the selling points focus on the middle class. For people who make less than $25,000 will see an average tax cut of $60. Those who earn between $49,000 and $86,000 will get about $900. Those in the top 1 percent of income — earning more than $733,000 — will receive around $51,000 in tax savings, the policy center said. Many Democrats focus on how Corporations benefit from this tax reform. The tax package provides a deep cut in the corporate rate, from 35 percent to 21 percent. On the individual side, about 80 percent of American households will get tax cuts next year, while about 5 percent will pay more, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. Now the tax breaks for people are not permanent, they are for corporations. By the way, over the next 10 years, it is estimated that this legislation will add $1.4 ...
I went shopping at Wal-Mart and another grocery store. They have decorated for Christmas and show very little trace if any of Thanksgiving. I remember when this was an important holiday to give thanks, an important part of the History of the United States. Now it feels like it is the day to get ready to go shopping on Black Friday. Some stores are now opening on Thursday evening. Thanksgiving has been hi-jacked by corporate America. I have no issue with people make money, just not on this day. Of course, it would be good if United States Citizens would honor this day as it was so long ago. So much for the Great American Holiday, I just hope I can get a good deal on a television.

Politics and Television

Is it just me? Have you had too much of the presidential election already? I appreciate both candidates and their wanting to be our next leader. It just seems like this process has been going on for a really long time. I appreciate having news as soon as possible but sometimes I think it gets out of hand. I also grew up with the evening news and the local right after. There were no cable news networks on 24/7. Back then the new was presented in about 23 minutes not counting commercials. National news was read at 5:30 pm CDT. That was all we needed to know then. There would be an interruption of your regular programming when absolutely necessary. Otherwise the national and local news was not delivered until the evening. Now we can get news as soon as it happens and sometimes as it happens. Many time things are corrected later because some things were not verified so quickly. I think it is great that we have news and media when we want it. I just wonder how much do we really need. How mu...