Corporate Transparency Act: Law Targeting Small Business Privacy Just Kicked In
Do you enjoy the privacy afforded to you as a small business LLC? Too bad! The Corporate Transparency Act just kicked in in 2024. January 22, 2024 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Is it just me, or do the regulations restricting business tend to be inversely proportionate to the bailouts cronies tend to get. […]
This SCOTUS Ruling Could Upend the U.S. Tax System in June
The SCOTUS ruling in favor of taxing unrealized gains is very real and the latest work-around to impose a “wealth tax”. Back in 2017, former President Trump passed something called the “mandatory repatriation tax.” It’s turned out to be one of the most ridiculous taxing schemes implemented in a long time. His administration, with its […]
Green Energy Isn’t What It’s Cracked Up To Be
Being good stewards of the earth is noble, but to prematurely prioritize the ineffective green energy at the cost of people struggling in this economy is wrong-headed. January 15, 2024 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP In manufacturing, you have engineers, and you have machinists. The engineers conceptualize different innovations and build blueprints. The machinists […]
Federal Bullies Don’t Make a Good Case for the “Greater Good”
Federal government bullying individuals and small farming operations in the name of the “greater good” doesn’t look as noble as they might intend. January 8, 2024 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The Amish are an interesting group to watch. Not exciting, but absolutely interesting. Their existence in the US serves as a sort of […]
Disturbing AI Function Buried in Biden-Approved Legislation
A pre-crime feature is buried in a piece of Biden-approved legislation Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act, and it appears to be a vehicular kill-switch. Imagine this… You’re driving down the road one day in your brand-new car or truck, and on the way home the engine cuts off. Your vehicle won’t restart. It’s totally unresponsive. […]
From Listening to “Active Listening”
Active listening is not just a form of therapy anymore; it’s a data collection technology funneling to advertisers to target you better. December 25, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP It’s become almost a meme that nearly every digital device in our homes is in some way tracking, watching, or listening to us. You […]
FISA & NDAA: A Tyrannical Power Couple
With Section 702 of the FISA scheduled to sunset by the end of 2023, congress scrambled to marry it up with the NDAA, which is terrifying. December 18, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Once again, the US congress proves there is nothing more permanent than a “temporary government program”. Here we are, over […]
Why We Cannot Have Nice Things: Brought to You by The US Congress
If the US Congress abolished both the Jones Act and the Chicken Tax allowing more competition, Americans could have affordable nice things again. December 12, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I’m not a fan of government. That shouldn’t be much of a surprise. BUT, if there is going to be one, then I […]
The New “Cancel Culture” in Banking
Banks are closing accounts with no explanation or warning, and it might be a form of politically driven “cancel culture”. Imagine waking up one day to discover that your bank account had been suddenly closed. Your debit card isn’t working and you can’t get into your account. At first you assume it’s a banking glitch, […]
Pentagon Celebrates 6th Audit Failure in a Row
The Pentagon failed its sixth audit in a row, and they are the only ones celebrating, leaving a larger wake of frustration for everyone else. December 4, 2023 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The amount of cover the political spin doctors are putting on the Pentagon’s repeated audit failures is dizzying to say the […]