Tag: Majority Report

Trump’s War On Univision


Sam Seder

Sam Seder / Majority Report discusses the presidential campaign of business mogul Donald Trump and his “war” with NBC and Univision.

In other news, Latino rapper Pitbull recently took aim at Trump for his ill-advised remarks on Mexican immigrants in America by declaring the would-be politician had blown his chance of becoming president of the U.S., writes kerngoldenempire.com.

Last month, at his announcement that he would run for President, Trump suggested many Mexicans in the U.S. are “rapists” and “criminals.”

As a result of his controversial remarks, bosses at networks NBC, Univision and Televisa decided to dump coverage of his Miss USA pageant, which aired to low ratings over the weekend.

On Thursday, Spanish-language network Univision held its annual Premios Juventud Awards, and Cuban-American star Pitbull received the first prize of the night for Favorite Urban Artist, writes kerngoldenempire.com.

During his acceptance speech, Pitbull took a moment to call out Trump for his remarks, prefacing his own comments by admitting that he’s stayed at Trump’s hotels and used his helicopters.

He said, “I am not political. I am a musician. But more than anything, I am Latino.”

The Miss USA pageant ended up airing on July 12th on ReelzChannel, which is available on satellite providers DirecTV, Dish Network, and AT&T U-verse channel 799, according to NOLA.com.

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http://www.kerngoldenempire.com/story/d/story/pitbull-slams-donald-trump-at-univision-awards/12195/OmxZUOlxEUSFjmmwXl6GAg

http://www.elpasotimes.com/latestnews/ci_28497658/univision-pitbull-directs-controversial-message-donald-trump-at

http://www.nola.com/entertainment/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2015/07/miss_usa_what_channel_tv.html

Seder And Caller Discuss Tax Policy / Reaganomics

Sam Seder / Majority Report

Many conservatives believe that if you lower taxes on the wealthy, tax revenue will go up – a core belief of “Reaganomics.”   Majority Report’s Sam Seder discusses “Reaganomics” with a caller.

Who is Arthur Laffer?

Wikipedia:  “Arthur Betz Laffer (/ˈlæfər/;[1] born August 14, 1940) is an American economist who first gained prominence during the Reagan administration as a member of Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981–89). Laffer is best known for the Laffer curve, an illustration of the theory that there exists some tax rate between 0% and 100% that will result in maximum tax revenue for governments.”

What is the “marginal tax rate?”

The marginal tax rate is the tax rate above a certain dollar amount earned.  For example if there is a marginal tax rate of 90% at 4 million dollars per year, that means that every dollar starting at 4 million dollars would be taxed at 90%.   So, if you made 5 million dollars, only 1 million would be taxed at 90%.  Everything below 4 million is taxed at a different amount.

Wikipedia:  “Thus, the marginal tax rate is the tax percentage on the last dollar earned. In the United States in 2013, for example, the highest marginal tax rate was 39.6%, applying to earnings over $400,000. Earnings under $400,000 that year had a lower tax rate of 33% or less.”

You can calculate “marginal tax rates” at Money Chimp here.

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New Reddit Anti-Bullying Policy


Sam Seder

Reddit is updating its policies on harassment and bullying. They will be taking a more active role to protect individuals while hoping to maintain their hands-free approach to moderation and community building, writes the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Site administrators wrote on Friday that they are changing their practices “to prohibit attacks and harassment of individuals through Reddit…”

They defined harassment as: “Systematic and/or continued actions to torment or demean someone in a way that would make a reasonable person (1) conclude that Reddit is not a safe platform to express their ideas or participate in the conversation, or (2) fear for their safety or the safety of those around them.”

Administrators praised the social media network’s growth since its launch 10 years ago and also addressed a growth in harassment directed at individuals, writs the CBC.

They addressed specifically the posting of people’s private information, or links to people’s private information, without their consent (known as doxing).

Majority Report discusses it.

(Updated article)

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/05/14/reddit-is-finally-introducing-an-anti-harassment-policy/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/reddit-targets-bullying-sexism-and-doxing-with-new-anti-harassment-policy-1.3075928

Majority Report Looks At Claims Of O’Reilly Spousal Abuse


Sam Seder

Sam Seder and Majority Report discuss whether Bill O’Reilly committed spousal abuse.  The news publication Gawker claims that Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly committed acts of domestic violence during his marriage to ex-wife Maureen McPhilmy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3087041/Bill-O-Reilly-forced-deny-accusations-physically-assaulted-ex-wife-prior-2010-split-dragging-staircase-neck.html

Majority Report: The TPP Trade Deal


Sam Seder

The TPP is a subject where many on the left clash with the President of the U.S. Most of the support of the trade deal doesn’t come from the President’s own party.

Here is another look at the TPP by Majority Report, who calls it “a horrible trade deal.”

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Do More People Have Health Insurance Now That We Have Obamacare?

Sam Seder

A new survey finds that just 11.9 percent of people in the United States did not have health insurance in the first quarter of the year. It is a drop of 5.2 percentage points since Obamacare went into effect, states The Hill.

The Gallup-Healthways survey was released Monday and finds that since Obamacare’s coverage expansion went into effect at the beginning of 2014, the rate has fallen from 17.1 percent.

Majority Report looks at the statistics regarding the uninsured after the passage of Obamacare.

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Ouch: Will Rubio Be The Guy The Republican Party ‘Talks About’ But Never Elects?


Sam Seder

Recently, U.S. Senator from Florida Marco Rubio announced that he will run for U.S. President.

Ouch: The Majority Report discusses Rubio’s decision, and they claim he will be the guy “talked about” to entice the Latino community and put the party in a good light, but the right-wing will just choose two white guys anyway.

Do Some People Want A War With Iran?

Sam Seder

Majority Report contributor Michael Brooks looks at the people who are criticizing the nuclear arms deal / peace treaty with Iran.

He discusses Speaker of the House John Boehner, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, and former CIA director Michael Hayden.

According to Wikipedia, Michael Hayden (born March 17, 1945) is a retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the National Security Agency, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

“He was Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) from 1999 to 2005. During his tenure as director, he oversaw the controversial NSA surveillance of technological communications between persons in the United States and alleged foreign terrorist groups, which resulted in the NSA warrantless surveillance controversy.”

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