Weekly Perspective

Please Enjoy!!! Happy New Year All the music you need to close out 2017. Get your party started now! 2017 New Year's Eve Party Rap 2017 R&B 2017 Country 2017 Pop 2017 Reggaeton 2017

As only depicted by the Economist' Kal!! Onward to 2018. Happy New Year to all.....

As the year draws to a close, our team compiled a "snapshot" of the first year since Donald Trump Became President of the United States which we hope all all enjoy: The View from China        A Local Perspective on the aftermath of the Tax Cut Bill and its' impact on State and Local Government:  Dear Taxpayer, Our office has received a number of inquiries from taxpayers asking if they can prepay property taxes due to the new Federal legislation relating to the deductibility of State and Local Taxes (SALT). In the new legislation, the deductibility of state and local taxes for federal income taxes in 2018 is greatly scaled back. Taxpayers can only deduct up to $10,000 of any combination of property, income or sales taxes. As the average secured property tax bill in fiscal year 2017-2018 is approximately $7,100, and California has both an income tax and sales tax, it is likely that many taxpayers would pay more than $10,000 in SALT next year. We are not able to accept any p

Our team just captured these images from Social Media  from wide-spread demonstrations throughout Iran over the past 36 hours as the Government has called for major demonstrations in support of the Government in the aftermath of the challenges of the Green Movement.   Ayatollah Khameini noted in the first screen capture on how he wanted the current President and the former President to be held to account--even though his own accountability is not to be questioned for the continued profound challenges the Country Faces.     Clips of Videos continue to be hitting the Social Media Airways throughout the past number of days as Official Government Media continues to stay silent and dismissive of the wide-spread demonstrations.   Cries of "No to Gaza, No to Lebanon..I will lay my life for Iran " especially resonated as the first Vice President, Jahangiri, dismissed is as "an excuse" and underscored that such will not harm the Government.    As we went to press, we wanted

As we go dark for the Rest of the Year and await the arrival of 2018.... Please enjoy this Visual Essay of Prayers we captured from the Holy Father as we wish all a Fabulous Holiday Season and a joyous 2018... !!! 

Happy Holidays:   Christmas Songs Playlist on Spotify It is a joyful time as we are again grateful to the team at the Mission for this honoring one of our team's favorite characters;  Peanuts!!!   We are  ever so grateful for all the opportunities we have had over the past year as we hope all continue to embrace our adventure . It was quite a week as we were witness to the the Noble Peace Prize being awarded  to ICAN , President Trump announced the move of the US Embassy to Jerusalem and we were able to be witness to the 24 Hours of Reality.  For us, it was especially poignant as Southern California that we have the privilege to call home, was  encircled by a ring of fire.  California's Governor underscored the fact that such fires prompted by Climate Change will be the New Normal.   This is why what the Climate Reality Project, 350.Org and other organizations do is ever so critical.   This is as the Tax Bill was on its' way to becoming law.    We had the pleasure to relea

210 Of our Fellow Homeless Brothers and Sisters lost their lives during 2017.   Our Community here in Orange County will remember those fallen souls this coming Thursday as we celebrate the Holidays:       

Our team picked this up courtesy  of the New York Times' Upshot team on the pending Tax Cut Bill: How the new tax system will affect people depends on a few key variables. Here's a way to estimate. https://t.co/CVHwENvmLe pic.twitter.com/4MavyELw0D — The Upshot (@UpshotNYT) December 17, 2017 It was a result of quite a bit of compromise to secure the votes of a number of US Senators including Marco Rubio who was a last minute holdout and the Republicans are confident they will be able to pass i t.    We also understood from reports late on Sunday that Senator McCain will miss the vote due to the aftermath of recovery from Chemotherapy.    In our View, the Guidance from the Congressional Budget Office was of special note as  " ... According to CBO’s and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation’s (JCT) estimates, enacting H.R. 1 would reduce revenues by about $1,649 billion and decrease outlays by about $194 billion over the period from 2018 to 2027, leading to an incr