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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 3, 2017 -> 09:10 AM) I'm actually amazed at how specifically they targeted the tax increases to hurt people who vote democratic. Line for line. also as if there aren't millions of republicans in those states. But they've clearly been right that many voters care more about antagonizing libs than getting anything that helps them.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 3, 2017 -> 09:20 AM) One thing that's not being covered too much in the tax plan from what I've seen is that while they are doubling the standard deduction, they're eliminating the personal exemption. This means the changes are more or less a wash when you combine those two, and you lose out if you're currently taking SALT, student loan, medical, or mortgage deductions. Exactly: http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tax-p...eduction-2017-9

Cool story. We have expectations set from chain restaurant after chain restaurant and retail after retail with huge jumps in labor costs, 5-8% growth. Construction can't find enough workers. And wage growth is flat, again. Participation rate dips after a few months of growth due to corps buying out their older talent expecting rising wage growth. Manufacturing productivity is low despite all the automation talk. It's either at the beginning of a surge or the 36th month of a hot increase in wages that continues not to come.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 08:28 AM) Received the email this morning that my delivery date is now November 8, well in advance of the initial 17-24 estimate. I received one today that stated my delivery date stayed the same, but that's okay too. edit: I'm wrong it moved up a week I did want it mostly for christmas pictures.

I don't really carea bout financial flexibility anymore. As soon as you decide to add you are going to be paying players the max. And so you have to hope to be getting the players actually worth a max deal. And so that's the same predicament we've been in for 10?20? years

I will be more worried if the Padres hoard a bunch of rule 5 picks again. I don't see another team being as bold with putting clearly unqualified players up there.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Nov 3, 2017 -> 08:56 AM) Nothing is surprising anymore, but it's pretty crazy that the President almost always refers to a sitting U.S Senator as "Pocahontas". I mean, what's worse, is as many pointed out, if what Trump just tweeted about demanding FBI/DOJ to investigate political opponents was in an uncovered email, it would be a scandal. It still is.

Ah you are right, I see.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 3, 2017 -> 08:51 AM) Supposedly, DNAinfo never really did turn a profit for Ricketts. So even if the closure decision was anti-union spite, it may be that local news just isn't profitable enough. I'm not sure how you fix that problem as a society because it's still a valuable thing and not everything should be covered on a more national scale. Yeah, I'd have more sympathy for that had he not purchased it in May. And also, just find another buyer then.

I loved DNAinfo, they were always first with the weirdest s*** like restaurants burning down and when weird building evacuations would happen.

This labor market is absolutely bizarre

Schefter confirms it's torn.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 03:52 PM) You don't need a lawyer when you "cannot recall" anything. Page is actually, unbelievably candid.

Man Bill O Brien has to be sobbing

https://twitter.com/thephatic/status/926151175669473280

As a fantasy owner, that was very annoying. No, I should not have believed Irsay saying he play week one, but I did think when he wasn't put on IR he would be a week 4ish type player. It was clear it was way way off.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 11:57 AM) And at DWS for allowing that to happen, and at Obama for allowing DWS to be head of the DNC. Also Obama strangling DNC for OFA. He should have combined them.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 11:49 AM) You mean tacking to the right and saying "ban sanctuary cities!" because your Republican opponent has gone Full Trump on the racism is bad?! Yes! Allowing sanctuary cities to be used against you when ... there are no sanctuary cities in Virginia and it's unclear that the opponent even knows what sanctuary cities are.

Yes.

The VA Gov campaign underscores how bernie should be the candidate in 2020 despite age. He's the only democrat-aligned politician capable of effectively playing offense.

Glad we switched from popeyes to KFC, which is appropriately worse.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 10:22 AM) Just for references sake, in the private sector, this is what is called money laundering and fraud. I am sure that both parties do this as standard operations, but holy crap. Unfortunately, it's SOP https://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/bern...sing-dnc-215559

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 09:56 AM) For the White Sox, yes. For a team like Boston - top of the AL East this year, solid pitching staff that could be better next year, in need of power to put them over the top, and ready to compete right now? He's not worth a Moncada with that contract, but he's worth a good amount to them. Right, they are a team rich enough to Ethier him.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 09:49 AM) What makes you so confident of that? I hope you're right, but they have 52 Republicans in the Senate and only need 50 votes. Some people believe the third rail of american politics is medicare, I think it's the mortgage income tax deduction. If this bill were to pass though, I'd buy every luxury stock there is. It's just a big give away to generational wealth.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 2, 2017 -> 09:48 AM) I'm not 100% sure it is. I saw this morning a possibility of an 8 year lapse on the corporate tax cut part to make sure that it fits reconciliation rules, which would require only 51 votes. They'd lose the "Giving businesses stability" line, but that was BS anyway. This one doesn't have clear stories of "You will kill me if you vote for this" like the last one did. These pay-fors will not last in senate. A tax cut bill can pass the senate.