Ten years ago, I sent some people Amazon eGift Cards. 99% of them were redeemed, but some never make it to the recipient. It makes you wonder how many gift cards never get redeemed. I had it resent to my…
Should employees stay unemployed until July 25, 2020 or return to work now?
Rob Sarnes There’s the PEUC which will give you another 13 weeks of unemployment if you’ve reached unemployment benefits in your state. This is just for your typical unemployment benefit and not the $600 kicker: https://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/UIPL/UIPL_17-20.pdf You separate the…
Why are micro businesses having a difficult time getting a PPP loan?
I agree with all points in the PBS NewsHour segment about why minority owned businesses struggle to receive PPP loans. While I don’t think it is only minority owned businesses, but just any business with 10 or fewer employees. The…
WordPress – Add Pages – Tutorialspoint (2)
Then, after doing lots and lots of testing, speed up wordpress I discovered that it naturally ranked in the search engines like Google and Yahoo at the drop of a hat. Then, we’ll look into the variety of ways to…
Should you use DAI or a different stablecoin?
DAI has its own liquidity issue and considered using a stablecoin as collateral. USDC is backed by fiat, so they are going back to fiat because their clever algorithm doesn’t work as intended sometimes. If you’re going to fall back…
PPP maximum loan amount for self-employed (1040 Schedule C Line 31)
Been reading on reddit in the small business subreddit and people seem to be confused on how to calculate the maximum loan amount for the PPP (Paycheck Protection Program). https://about.bankofamerica.com/promo/assistance/latest-updates-from-bank-of-america-coronavirus/small-business-assistance?cm_sp=EBZ-BAC-Announcement-_-BACAnnouncement-_-AMT2QG7J01_SB_SuperHighlights_SBCares_SHL_sbCaresAssistSBShlCta And here is the link to the guidance from US…
Do the rich really need a tax break during covid-19 via CARES Act?
Fine times, we are living in. People making $200k or $1M really need tax relief right now? https://qz.com/1854006/congress-faces-fury-over-cares-act-tax-breaks-for-the-rich/ He and Doggett, both members of the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), asked for an analysis of the tax breaks after…
What to do about contact tracing as covid-19 wanes?
We don’t have enough contact tracers to meet the demand. Considering how our government is not to be trusted with our personal data (e.g. Edward Snowden, NSA Prism), digital contact tracing is a hard sell. 1-on-1 contact tracing is acceptable…
2020 Economic Stimulus Payment Mishaps
2020 Coronavirus Economic Stimulus (USA) payment mishaps ABC11 in Durham, NC is reporting some mishaps with the initial set of direct deposits for the 2020 Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Bill. Each adult is eligible to receive up to $1,200 USD and…
Coronavirus (covid-19) return to work
My response to Should we let people die and open up the economy? Let’s say you a founder of a startup. If you die because of covid-19 (the 244k people you mentioned) what happens to that company? It will either…