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I plan to teach my son that the path of a Gandhi, MLK, Mother Teresa or Obama is just as valid as being a billionaire business tycoon. In the end, our charities, churches/ministries and social justice warriors will be the only ones fighting for those made obsolete by this new economy. Below is one of the solutions Bernie Sanders has proposed... What is to be done? There is a possible solution to the economic challenge: universal basic income. Our economy still generates enormous wealth. The question is how to get that wealth to the people who need it. The answer might be to provide every American with an income sufficient to buy the basics -- food, clothing, shelter and modest pleasures such as recreation and a bit of travel. There are details to work out, such as how high to set the basic income level so as to cover everyone's needs without turning everyone into a lazy bum. But the concept is straightforward, and its implementation could be surprisingly easy, perhaps building upon the Social Security system. Moreover the cost is reasonable. Divide current total US personal income, around $13 trillion, by current population, around 320 million, and we get a universal basic income around $40,000 per person. Not bad. The harder problem is the psychological one and the attendant social and cultural problems. What happens to human nature in a world without work? Will we all become sloths? Or, freed from the need to work, might we find within ourselves a hidden Michelangelo, an unknown Patsy Cline or an undiscovered Maya Angelou? We might find out sooner than we think.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Apr 15, 2017 -> 08:34 PM) Remember when during the election the fake news media tried to make it look like Trump supporters were violent and attacking people at rallies and the left demanded everyone disavow? Where is the left now that we know the entire time it is dems that are violently attacking anyone with differing opinions?[/b] Antifa is a legitimate domestic terror organization trying to destroy free speech and the left is silent all of a sudden? We have reached hilarious levels of hypocrisy in the past 3 months, which is why dems got pumped up and down the ballot, and will continue to do so. PizzaGate is real, still? Speakers included Lauren Southern, a Canadian activist who has said rape affects men more than women, and AltRight.com writer Brittany Pettibone, who has said she believes in Pizzagate, a discredited conspiracy theory involving Hillary Clinton. At ant rate, they're not members of the Democratic Party any more than the KKK and Alt-Right are members of the GOP. Clinton was a terrible candidate. The Dems will easily win back the House in two years the way things are going. For any traditional/mainstream or conservative GOPer Trump is picking up recently, he's losing two or three that supported his America First (anti military intervention, anti China/Mexico) agenda which has now been completely abandoned. Those middle class members will be quick to flip back when they've seen no improvements in their standard of living. And extrapolating two protests in California, where they deliberately tried to provoke and bait the far left/anarchists isn't going to mean much of anything to those in the Midwest and Rust Belt.

Two walks for Moncada. 6 consecutive losses by the Knights.

Another walk for Moncada, batting rh against lefty reliever.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 15, 2017 -> 04:51 PM) Although it's likely just wishful thinking, my hope is that Avi and Davidson continue to perform well enough to accelerate the rebuild. If that happens, with Quintana remaining part of the rotation until 2021, the Sox could be competitive sooner than we think. I think Avi and Davidson are huge keys in that equation. Of course they aren't going to continue on their current torrid paces, but if they become key contributors going forward, with Moncada coming, the Sox wouldn't have that many holes to fill. Without a couple of established, solid starters, that accelerated rebuild would be very difficult. I love Kopech and Lopez, and am hopeful for Giolito, but counting on all of them is unrealistic. A lot depends on Rodon, too. And then Abreu becomes a huge question mark, but you still have Hayes, Delmonico and Davidson over there...which leaves that gaping hole in CF still. 3B. Saladino/Davidson/Delmonico SS. Anderson 2B. Moncada 1B. Abreu/Hayes/Davidson/Delmonico C. Collins LF. Delmonico??? CF. Luis Robert RF. Avi Garcia Right now, we're still at least two bats shy in the OF. Wouldn't count on Willy Garcia or Liriano. Engel, May or Tilson, for that matter.

Moncada with a soft single to CF off former Sox pitcher Zach Stewart. Liriano back in lineup.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Apr 14, 2017 -> 06:03 PM) I wrote a response to this but my dog jumped on my lap top and deleted it. So if I ramble, it's just me being depressed Ghost in the Shell is a Paramount movie and if you check out the trades you'll see that they've been dropping a lot of films off their slate as they lost $445M last year. I have a friend who works in the offices there and he told me about a lot of reshuffling is going on as they've been pretty desperate for franchises. Look at how Monster Trucks came into existence for example. So they probably envisioned or hoped Ghost in the Shell would be a potential franchise for them, it still could I do think anime is the hardest type of property to adapt because it is so specific to a culture and to a group of people. I love Akira to death but I doubt that it'll ever be brought to the big screen as there are so many landmines that you would have to navigate through when you adapt it for the screen. McCarthy and McKinnon were in Ghostbusters, that had a $150M budget and almost caused Sony Pictures to fold. I doubt that they'll be quick to spend that kind of money on a female fronted blockbuster for a very long time. You'd think with Hollywood putting out mostly big films that we'd have more movie stars, people who can open, greenlight and bankroll a movie on their name and involvement alone, but as I said there's only 15 of them and that may be too generous of a number. I think the death of the mid sized film and the lack of original content has something to do with it as studios were willing to take more chances and be a little adventurous because the stakes weren't as high. I would agree with you that the overall pool of talent is very diverse but there isn't a lot of opportunity out there. Because the stakes have gotten higher, opportunity has shrunk. Plus there's been a massive shift in the industry over the past 6 years as brands and IP have overtook talent as the most valuable commodity. Disney realized that they had a massive problem connecting with boys, so they go out and make Tangled and John Carter of Mars. And when those movies failed they were faced with their own mortality kinda and went out and bought Marvel and Lucasfilm. WB used to be the big game in town because of their talent pool and while it is still better than Disney's, they lack the IP to really compete. The game is about to start but if we want a bigger and more diverse pool of movie stars we have to go out of our way and support movies like Ghost in the Shell, Get Out, Keanu, Lion because we have no choice to make our own stars at this point. Keanu? I'm assuming that's not a John Wick reference. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4283&p=.htm Looks like Fast 8 will break all-time domestic and worldwide records this weekend. Kind of at the heart of the problem you're referring to there. I saw it Fri here in China....it makes Michael Bay look like Werner Herzog but keeps chugging along without Paul Walker or any sense of storytelling logic. I can't say it wasn't entertaining at least. Lion was just way too slow the first half, but the payoff was worth it. Hidden Figures, for my money, was the best of the year. Btw, don't forget how well Meryl Streep has held on for so long in her career. Helen Mirren. Two points for older women. Amy Adams Emma Stone Scar Jo Emma Watson? Melissa McCarthy Tina Fey? Sandra Bullock Charlize Theron Kristen Stewart? Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Aniston Anne Hathaway Angelina Jolie Cameron Diaz? Gal Gadot if Wonder Woman succeeds Kristen Wiig Not exactly a diverse list. Gbutha Raw and Nathalie Emmanuel are getting a lot of supporting roles. Viola Davis. The actress from 12 Years a Slave with the short hair. I could name a ton of Asian actresses but few are well known in the US.

In line to get his first win if the bullpen can hold it. Official ERA of 1.25 now. Btw, Oakland with one of the weirdest no hit game lines in recent history against the Astros through 6.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-claims-imm...-182157762.html Trump claims immunity for inciting violence at campaign rallies...Judge Hale appears to disagree The response filed by Trump contradicts the argument of a co-defendant, a Trump supporter accused of shoving a young black woman at the rally. WDRB-TV reported (http://bit.ly/2oed0Tu ) that 75-year-old Alvin Bamberger said he was only following Trump's directions when he helped remove her. Bamberger filed a countersuit in U.S. District Court on Friday, saying "he would not have acted as he did without" Trump's "urging and inspiration." Bamberger also cited other Trump rallies, saying Trump and his campaign "repeatedly urged people attending" the rallies to "remove individuals who were voicing opposition to Trumps candidacy" and promised to pay the legal fees of those who removed protesters. Plaintiffs Kashiya Nwanguma, Molly Shah and Henry Brousseau allege that they were physically attacked by several members of the audience, including Bamberger. Bamberger can be seen on video repeatedly shoving Nwanguma. He acknowledged in his counter claim that he "touched" a woman, but denied assaulting anyone.

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb...bert/100395952/ Two months to go until June 15 deadline. This particular article applies to the Reds, but it might as well be the White Sox.

Fear that he and Saladino will struggle against a tough righty, I guess.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/15/opinions/the...nion/index.html We should all enjoy life (and the White Sox) more, since we're almost all going to be replaced by robots someday...

Chris Sale might go winless and still win the Cy Young, haha. 1.27 era and 12 k's but headed for a no decision, potentially.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/15/opinions/the...nion/index.html In the end, nearly everyone will be stuck with their kids due to robotics/automation. Trump won't be able to do a single thing about it.

More Trump related violence at Berkeley again... The (popular Farmer's) market’s executive director, Martin Bourque, criticized the rally beforehand as likely to accomplish little more than “shouting matches and bloodshed.” The rally was organized by a loose collective of far-right groups. One of them, Oath Keepers, which said it would provide security, has been categorized as an extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Another organizing group, Liberty Revival Alliance, released a YouTube video in advance, billing the “Patriots Day” event as a peaceful free speech rally and stating that it does not support violence or intimidation. Invited speakers, according to the video, include Lauren Southern, a Canadian activist who has said rape affects men more than women, and AltRight.com writer Brittany Pettibone, who has said she believes in Pizzagate, a discredited conspiracy theory involving Hillary Clinton. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Prot...ey-11075595.php https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uvS0JBn06YM Liberty Revival Alliance video

18 runs given up against the Twins in his last three starts against the Twins dating back to September 1st. That's 75% of his poor numbers right there. In his other 6 starts, he's given up a much more reasonable 16 runs. KC and Detroit got him for another 10. Weird. Essentially, the AL Central is squashing his trade value. And it's not even the Indians.

It's more than not scoring runs. He's getting knocked around early. Or maybe it's just like Sale against the Twins in recent years...psychological. And that line-up, there was no way they were doing much with two of their hottest guys benched.

2-6 with an ERA around 6 in his last 9 starts dating back to Sept 1st last season. At least part of the reason for the lowball offers. 18 runs given up against the Twins in his last three starts against the Twins dating back to September 1st. That's 75% of his poor numbers right there. In his other 6 starts, he's given up a much more reasonable 16 runs. KC and Detroit got him for another 10. Weird. Essentially, the AL Central is squashing his trade value. And it's not even the Indians.

Ivanka is skiing again, this time in Canada. Not serious.

The problem for Davidson has always been his k rate and defense. He has incredible opposite field power, though. Quentin-esque.

Nobody from the GOP was going to accept single payer healthcare, universal free education or further regulation of Wall Street. Sanders also has no or little interest in foreign policy and the military. I'm not convinced he would have won. He would have been hammered about being a socialist and honeymooning in Russia during the height of the Cold War (May, 1988).

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 14, 2017 -> 10:22 PM) I feel like Christmas is out of control with the ridiculous gifting. It's jumped the shark and with people less religious than ever it's a horrific gift-fest in many (most) households. I know many of you hate the thought of anything religious, but we should just get rid of Christmas without the religious component. We don't need a fricking gift giving holiday/day. It's absurd and sick. As far as the sister screaming, it's pretty sad but it's like a drug addict. There's really nothing we can do til she hits rock bottom and perhaps wakes up herself. If you say anything to her she'll freak out and if you say anything to her kids and it gets back to her she will freak. We're talking meltdowns here. Very sad. 25% of GDP is based on late November through the first week or so of January. There would be a huge number of full-time and seasonal jobs lost. Goodbye to all but the top tier shopping malls in the country.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 14, 2017 -> 08:53 PM) Rockies pitcher Jon Gray out 6 weeks or more with broken foot/toe. They need a starter. Gonzalez or Holland are much more likely than Q to be traded so early...they still have Pelfrey to throw to the wolves as well before they bring up Lopez.

Greg, why not wait until there are more bidders in June/July? Supply and demand. Sure, the Mariners or Giants, etc., could use him, but they're not ready to overpay just two weeks into the season. Not to mention they have a good structure in terms of defined roles for now with Putnam pitching well again and Jones finding his old form.

Great to see contributions from Davidson, Avi Garcia, Saladino, Leury, etc. First big league hit for Willy Garcia and drove another ball to the wall, but also out on the basepaths and dp ball when they needed an insurance run. Pretty darned impressive debut from Covey. He's better than most scouting reports indicated. Vulcan change? Winning with minimal contributions from Abreu, Anderson, Frazier, Cabrera, Q, Rodon. Robertson has his stuff/confidence back and the veteran starters like Holland and Gonzalez are holding the rotation together. Nate Jones looked like his old self again.