Should Marijuana Businesses be able to open bank accounts? (HR2076)

Summary for Congressional bill HR 2076 (114th): Allows legal marijuana companies to open bank accounts. In Depth: The FDIC is a federal (national) institute that guarantees a bank’s deposits. However, since marijuana is illegal on the national level, banks can run into trouble. Banks are not allowed to knowingly serve a customer who is engaged in illegal […]

What I HATE about politics + Budget Sequestration (such a disgustingly bureaucratic word)

Re: “Boehner: Dems want to block military pay raises” This is exactly what I hate about politics today. This is the quote from Boehner: “But now the Democrats are playing politics. They don’t want to support a raise for our troops until they get more spending on their big government programs.” I hope no one […]

2.4M people given right to marry! (but how about that Obamacare ruling)

The marriage equality Supreme Court ruling (Obergefell v. Hodges) legalizing gay marriage this past week was in very little doubt, so as historic as it may be, it wasn’t the most controversial ruling of the week. The SCOTUS ruling on the defense of the Affordable Care Act (King v. Burwell), however, popularly known as Obamacare, was the ruling that was in doubt. In the […]

7 Things to Think About While Watching Interstellar

First thing: go watch this in IMAX 70mm, the format it was meant to be watched in! You will only get 60-70% of the full experience in any other format. It’s not just the immersive viewing experience, but the soundscape that helps to give the proper experience. As for the story, it was not perfectly executed, so […]

Politics = Marketing. Problem? Here’s a solution!

I was reading the synopsis of this article (What Obama’s loss of Congress means for 2016 candidates by Matt Bai) on Yahoo! News Digest this morning and the thought that popped into my mind was that politics is just marketing now. It’s about marketing the best product (ie candidate) to your target demographic (ie your political base); […]

How I will be Voting (CA)

Representatives & State Officials: I will not be voting for representatives and state officials. I honestly don’t know enough about them and don’t think that our current information system really gives us enough information to make an educated decision. I am hoping that by the next election cycle, Polinav will be ready to go, so […]

My Pet Issues

I’ve never really had a large leaning for missions outside of the US. For me, I’ve just found so much pain within the structural confines that direct our lives here in the US. Structural inequality. Growing older and gaining more understanding of the world around me, I only see how much worse it looks closer to the action. Today, […]

Embracing Corporations as a Family

Should we treat corporations as a person? Unfortunately, we’re beyond that question. Corporations have gained personhood to an extent and we should embrace that. So, if a corporation is a person, then should corporation view the relationships built within it as a family unit by asking, “How would I (the corporation) treat this person (employees) if […]

Figuring it all out.

the musings of a hopeful entrepreneur

Author: cliffkang