“The film documents the struggle of north St. Louis County residents who live near areas illegally dumped with World War II-era nuclear waste, particularly the West Lake Landfill Superfund site.”
“A full cast of veterans, contractors, doctors, and spouses testify about symptoms and their ongoing battle with the federal bureaucracy, which, as of today, has yet to acknowledge a direct connection between severe health injuries and the air around the pits.”
Read more: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-awful-legacy-of-iraqs-burn-pits/
“The ONLY exception and the only place on the planet where Trump’s tax plan can’t reach is the US territory of Puerto Rico.”
Read more: http://premieroffshore.com/us-expats-retained-earnings-foreign-corporations-2018/
“It’s safe to say that we will continue to see many US citizens who live abroad renouncing their US citizenships, possibly still in record-setting numbers. This is not because they don’t love the USA, or because they are greedy tax evaders, but because they simply can’t afford the cost of compliance, which, as a result of FATCA, includes the inability to maintain bank and investment relationships abroad, and frequently, the need to pay tax to two governments on the same piece of income. Indeed, it’s fair to say that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doesn’t really contain any positive changes for US expats.”
“An earlier theory had once speculated that this new mental disorder is actually the symptom of some sort of airborne virus, since it has infected the leadership of neighboring nations Iran, Iraq, and Syria.”
“The nation state has survived wars, plagues, and upheaval, but it won’t survive digital nomads, not if people like Karoli Hindriks have something to say about it.”
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/17/digital-nomads-are-hiring-and-firing-their-governments/
“The world is a wonderful place, full of opportunity, and it is only getting better. So here are the facts to keep in mind every time the media, politicians, and your peers start dragging you into the pit of despair.”
“If you look around the country today you will find that, despite the best efforts of their betters, Americans still enjoy a fair amount of freedom to do as they wish. But the nation’s busybodies are on the case, and will soon take care of that.”
“The decision by federal regulators to reject a bid by a Chinese-led investor group to buy the Chicago Stock Exchange is a major blow to its international aspirations, but it may not derail the sale entirely, the exchange’s chief executive said Friday.”
“By citing national security, Trump can skirt independent U.S. government trade bodies and impose tariffs and quotas as high as he wants.”
Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/16/news/economy/steel-aluminum-tariffs-trump/index.html