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Yes, You Want The IRS To Target “Low Income” Filers

By Geoff Mullings on August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

US Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen saying the IRS won’t target filers earning less than $400k is kind of like a police commissioner promising not to target the poor. Sounds progressive,Continue readingYes, You Want The IRS To Target “Low Income” Filers

Celsius’ Fall Is Why Crypto Needs Real Economists

By Geoff Mullings on June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Who understands the science of what they’re doing and who’s grifting and full of waste becomes apparent when a market’s pool of capital dries up. It’s easy to seem brilliantContinue readingCelsius’ Fall Is Why Crypto Needs Real Economists

I Knew This Coin’s Price Would Drop By Half; Token Distribution Is How

By Geoff Mullings on April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

I found Delish Finance on April 18, five days after its initial Whitelist presale, and figured it would serve as an excellent case study for a token bound to loseContinue readingI Knew This Coin’s Price Would Drop By Half; Token Distribution Is How

Crypto Pricing Isn’t All Blackbox, Here’s An Easy Model

By Geoff Mullings on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022

I’ve seen price determination for cryptocurrencies very often described as a “blackbox” of demand, supply, spice, everything nice, and an accidentally toppled bottle of Chemical X. And such is franklyContinue readingCrypto Pricing Isn’t All Blackbox, Here’s An Easy Model

North End restaurant owners plan to sue over outdoor dining fees

Boston’s Outdoor Dining Fee: Righteous Fury

By Geoff Mullings on April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

Here’s a simple rule for tax policy: don’t charge a flat fee to the hometown’s heroes, especially a fee for doing heroic stuff. That’s admittedly a tad hyperbolic; none ofContinue readingBoston’s Outdoor Dining Fee: Righteous Fury

Why Are Moderna’s Case Fatality Ratios So High?

By Geoff Mullings on March 27, 2022March 27, 2022

Something is clearly off (concerning) in the CDC data regarding Moderna’s mRNA-1273 vaccine. Considering the CDC just revised its count of child deaths due to an “algorithm” error my lastContinue readingWhy Are Moderna’s Case Fatality Ratios So High?

More To Come From COVID Hysteria Leading To Deadly Bronx Fire

By Geoff Mullings on March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

The deadly Twin Parks January fire in the Bronx isn’t just predictably normal, it’s rooted in what’s become routine neglect from both property management and a City government obsessed withContinue readingMore To Come From COVID Hysteria Leading To Deadly Bronx Fire

Biden and Adams’ “Get Back To Work” Will Widen Gender Pay Gap

By Geoff Mullings on March 11, 2022March 11, 2022

President Biden’s “it’s time for Americans to get back to work” comment at the State of the Union address followed only weeks after a bizarre “it’s time to get backContinue readingBiden and Adams’ “Get Back To Work” Will Widen Gender Pay Gap

Could Public Assistance Reduce Crime?

By Geoff Mullings on March 8, 2022March 9, 2022

Any surface-level analysis may conclude otherwise. After all one would expect that if nothing else poverty positively correlates with crime, so why wouldn’t aid for the poor – which wouldContinue readingCould Public Assistance Reduce Crime?

Are Welfare Queens America’s Poor?

By Geoff Mullings on February 28, 2022March 9, 2022

Despite evidence that factors more related to family structures, segregation, and poverty than anything else are positively associated with violent crime, and that public assistance – or welfare – uptakeContinue readingAre Welfare Queens America’s Poor?

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