Soxbadger

How do you propose to pick what degrees are worthwhile? You point out a poli sci degree. Back when this board was formed, I was in college getting a double major Poli Sci/History. I then took those degrees and went to Law School. I make a lot more than $35k. All the people in my office with their worthless poli sci degrees make more than $35k. So why are poli sci degrees any more or less worthless than any other degree? Isnt it how the individual applies the degree, as opposed to the degree itself? How can the govt pick who is worthy, who will make good decisions, etc. How do you pick who can ever afford it? Well of course. The best way to subvert competition is to create barriers. Thats why we have to give equal access to loans, even if it means that some people make bad decisions.

guess i can delete those fantasy baseball ones from 14 years ago.

Sure as long as its about OOTP

Im not counting mortgage because that is a different type of debt.

Get a lawyer. This area of law is really tricky. IF this is in IL, this is my non legal suggestion: THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE, THIS IS MERELY AN OPINION. In IL there is no presumption of paternity. In order for you or anyone to become the "father" you would either a) need to sign a voluntary acknowledgement of paternity or b) be found to be the father by court order. Signing something makes no sense. If she doesnt want you involved and you dont want to be involved, I would do nothing. Going to court could go sideways. Child support isnt for the mother, it is for the child. Courts do not always let a parent waive their childs right to financial support. I have no idea what this girl has in terms of money, but be extremely careful. id suggest reading this: https://www.dupagefamilylawattorneys.com/dupagedivorceblog/terminating-parental-rights-in-illinois Specifically: AGAIN THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. CONSULT AN ATTORNEY

The only thing I do well is that I make sure I put more than my employer match in my 401k. Otherwise I make sure I have no debt, and then basically spend all my money to a certain limit. Im not hitting those "saving milestones" like 3x your income saved by 40, but I also want dont want a pile of money when im too old to do certain things.

Sarcasm. Read the first sentence about how thet were purposefully being deceived.

No but some may have read interpretations of the law. Which is why its hard to fault regular people for not understanding that they werent getting a refund now.

Yep. Most people dont read the text of laws.

One of the issues is they made it seem like the $25 extra per paycheck was on top of their normal return. They should have read the fine print.

I completely understand math. SALT was removed, job expenses were removed. Families of 4 or may have lower return due to difference in personal exemption versus standard deduction. Most people its likely break even. But a lot of families are going to pay more for the reasons above. If you understand the slight difference in tax code youll understand why people are upset. They are paying higher taxes while other people got big breaks.

Yeah i didnt realize this computer had some instagram saved on it. Just thought it was public hahaha

You dont need instagram to see it. Go here: https://www.instagram.com/stories/yonder2323/?hl=en (edit) Or maybe you do. My mistake, I guess this computer was somehow logged into an instagram account haha.

I think itd be more meaningful if there was an empty locker between the 2 of them.

Its just Yonder and Jay's jerseys next to each other in a locker room. States "cant wait".

Might as well shut down this thread. An article about horrible statements made by the Cubs owner is getting defended on a White Sox board. I guess racist emails are cool if the guy is a big donor.

Right, so if we are talking about single seasons (not longevity), baseball teams are paying the highest AAV to pitchers. Which means that currently teams believe the best pitchers have more value in a single season than the best hitters. The reason for investing more long term in a hitter versus pitcher doesnt have to do with teams believing hitters have more impact in a single season, it has to do with the fact that hitters are more likely to have value at the end years of a contract. Its impossible to know, but Id guess if teams were bidding for 1 season for players, after Trout, the next few would be pitchers. Because while overall a hitter has more chances to have an impact in a season, a pitcher has the greatest chance of having the most impact on a single game.

Okay again longevity has nothing to do with the value of a player in a single season. If you want to argue that hitters are likely to get longer contracts with higher totals than pitchers due to position players longevity and that pitchers may be less durable over time, that is a different argument then things like: Position players are more valuable than pitchers because of raw usage and your entire second post. If position players were more valuable per season and long term, then they would get both the highest AAV and the longest contract. You will likely see this with Mike Trout. But other than Trout, when you look at the top AAV it is all pitchers. You keep arguing about single seasons, which has nothing to do with longevity. 600 at bats, 162 games, are single game statistics. When teams give out a 10 year contract, there is a consideration as to what that player can offer in years 8-10. Pitchers have historically not lasted that long, so its not as good of an investment to give them 10 years. But that has nothing to do with impact in any given season. Its 2 entirely different calculations being made by teams.

But doesnt that defeat your entire argument as pitchers are getting the highest AAV per year? You said that hitters are more valuable because of usage. That would suggest that for a single season, a hitter should be paid more than any pitcher. Longest contract is just based on longevity, and has nothing to do with who is more valuable per season or usage.

You either sign a FA or you dont. When you say you wont be outbid its pretty weak to go down to an extra year and about $20mil. https://thatballsouttahere.com/2018/12/04/phillies-rumors-outbid-corbin/ So at the end, he got 6 years $140mil.

Isnt the highest AAV contract Greinke? Had he been 26 when he entered FA who knows what he would have gotten for years. The longest contracts have gone to hitters so far, but if youre talking per year, Greinke is tops. And in terms of AAV most are pitchers.

If the Sox want to play with the big boys, they have to be able to outbid the Phillies. Phillies couldnt even land Corbin.

Seeing as i think harper to the sox isnt very likely doesnt really bother me. But kris bryant and others have made it pretty clear their is no chance the cubs get him. Again who knows. Maybe its a super long con, but no way would boras go for that and not get a bidding war.

Its hard to know the exact specifics, but I believe they own a larger share of the Bulls. With the Sox JR's power is contractual. Ive never seen the clauses, but its hard to imagine that his power transfers to his heirs.

They wont lower their "formal" offer at all. That isnt how these type of negotiations work.