This will be the first in a series of discussions about what is going on with and among big pharma [the pharmaceutical industry]. But, really, this specific post is more about the corporate taxation process in America and the world.
Continue reading Merger or Tax Ploy?
Surprise! Your health insurance rates are going to go up. Why? Insurance for the insurance companies…
Continue reading Rates on the rise?
Most of you know that I routinely interface with the IRS (Internal Revenue Service). That effort is taxing my clients double or triple- because the IRS is keeping me on hold for 20, 30, 40, and 60 minutes routinely. Thankfully, there is a purported dedicated line for tax professionals, but even that outlet is being decimated. So, those waits ensue- and my clients are billed unnecessarily. Moreover, the IRS was never responsible for the advice they gave taxpayers over the phone- but now the quality of this advice is worse than ever.
Continue reading A lesson on “how not to”….
This was not good news. To me, this was on the same plane as the Citizen’s United decision, which meant that the average Joe no longer has an equal voice in any election, because now big money controls it all.
Continue reading It ain’t Switzerland anymore!
On April 17th, Gallup published the results of its most recent poll. The results of that poll indicated that Americans consider owning a home among the best investments for their cash. This was about the same result Fannie Mae (National Housing Survey) declaimed.
Continue reading Home, sweet home?
I have a friend who wanted to start a business for years. But, I- and a few other of my fellow advisors- knew that he was not a prime candidate for the kind of business he envisioned.
Continue reading Entrepreneur-building
Unfortunately, my first baseball game of the year was rained out. But, that doesn’t mean I didn’t think about baseball and what it can teach all of us.
Continue reading What’s a manager worth?
What’s the value of a specific school education? I’ve talked about the elite (public) New York City high schools . But, many of the kids who go to those schools are not much different from the kids who went to Brooklyn Poly with me. They (and I) arose from the lower middle class; nowadays, this means they probably may lack a home computer or a home internet connection, both of which are the benefits that accrue when one is from the middle or upper classes. And, that doesn’t even include the ability to go to the college of their choice- where the price of tuition may be just one reach too far.
Continue reading Alma Mater Matters
Is this really about Obamacare (PPACA) or a backdoor entry to change how religion is dealt with in the workplace? I think it’s the latter, and that’s why the Supreme Court will be making a very narrow ruling in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores.
Continue reading Can amoral entities claim religious freedom?
It was 25 years ago today. I moved from Charlottesville to Northern Virginia, into a house chosen by my intended; one where we planned to merge our families and spend the rest of our lives together. The last never happened- but our children certainly flourished here.
Continue reading Rosh Chodesh Adar