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Man, I'm not listening to what Hahn has to say. The guy is a complete con and can't seal any deal.

Saw that one coming. JFC

True. But it is Preller at GM, can never count him out. If we land Machado, I will be ecstatic.

Trying to stay positive, but the Sox don't exactly have the best of luck 'waiting things out' when it comes to free agents.... Trades are a different story.

Not to put a dampen on the mood, but I just have the sinking feeling that this will turn out like Torii Hunter or Cespedes. I really hope I'm wrong, but it's just setting up to be the same movie we've seen over and over again.

Just guessing. Don’t put anything past Preller tbh.

Plot twist: It's the Padres

Honestly don't think Manny cares about what team he plays on, that's moreso Harper. Manny would play for the Toledo Mudhens if they offered the most money.

^ I like your style

"Wetbutt23 (that or reddit), it took a lot of self-control to not say the other one," and "trolling through instagram to see if a certain thing means one thing"

Rick Hahn so reads Soxtalk after hearing that hahahaha

Government using our money though, which is my hold up. If they were truly investing in us, they'd figure out some sort of program that is actually funded by them or that is less regulated. The problem is that certain types of degrees don't allow for a higher income potential, but that falls on the person.

In general, the problem with student loan forgiveness is that no one is granted it under that program. As of 9/30 only 300 applications & 96 borrowers have been approved for student loan forgiveness for public service. It's not practical and it's essentially a 99% failure rate. The people that are banking on that are consistently setting themselves up for disappointment. The student loan crisis is really due to the government, is giving an unlimited supply, in any amount, using the taxpayers money, of loans to a person that is just fresh out of high school with limited or no income restrictions. Obviously everyone has a right to go to any school of their choosing, and that shouldn't be denied, but their has to be a limit on what the government lends out to kids. It will eventually trickle down to education becoming more affordable and less of a burden on the taxpayers. That's just my .02 on the matter and where I stand. I took out $35,000 worth of student loans for school, which I don't even see how the government would allow for me to borrow even that much for such a limited income. It worked out so far, but something has to give. Don't mean to get off topic here.

Granted I'm in WI, I saw a little bit more this year on the WI side due to purchasing my first home. Wisconsin essentially makes you pay the majority of the income in the 6.27% bracket, as their brackets are definitely not favorable for anyone that makes more than 29k/yr. Otherwise, I fall just short of itemizing, but I saw about $60/mo more check wise & paid about $1200 less in federal taxes overall. In turn, I received about $60 less on federal return, albeit I made a bit more, but I went from a marginal tax rate of 24% to 22%, and paid very minimal into 22%, maybe about $4k worth of income after the $12k standard deduction. I have 1 allowance because I do not like the government playing with my money interest free; I'll take the extra $70-80/mo now rather than "refunded" aka returned to me at the end of the year.

Gomez is legit

I finally utilized the ignore button... Just couldn't handle it anymore. Now, Let's Go Go White Sox!

That's a good thing for us, IMO

He’s got the name down at least.

He's been around for years & has broken many transactions. Reasonable to question him if you aren't aware of his past, but he's very tuned in.

Bucket has his own source and is extremely reliable and proven, essentially take his word for gold around soxtalk.

I love you Bucket

Anyone have any new info with this?

This is for Manny, I would say.

^Yep

True. I believe Grandal had White Sox written all over him as soon as he hit FA.