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  1. No way Watson takes that trade. He’s not that stupid. They could be loading up to try and move up, but none of the teams above them are taking Goff as their future QB. They have seen how that story plays out. The Rams picks also don’t carry a high value. It has to be a terrible day to wake up as Jared Goff. Go from a SB contender in LA to f-ing Detroit. Not sure it gets much worse.
  2. Good thing they have picks to reload. Oh wait. They have been blowing first round picks like they are afraid of them. Most everyone they have used them on are no longer with the team at this point. They have stayed right on the cusp though, so this upgrade may be the piece that gets them over the hump. One SB then crashing and burning is still worth one SB. They have to hope that with Mahomes contract kicking in, they will have a shot. They should be able to get through the NFC as it sits right now.
  3. I get that principle, I just don’t see where it matters federally. They are an independent taxing body that has to raise funds for federal initiatives in theory. Should you pay less federally on the same dollars because you live in a higher tax state? I’m not sure that makes sense although it could probably be supported by unequal federal subsidies to state. Really what they should do is cap SALT at a percentage of taxable income. You could cap it at something like 8-10% of income and limit those that make lifestyle choices that that generate a higher than normal property tax. They should also just cut the standard deduction completely and roll back rates slightly to offset. Throw in a capped rent deduction if you want home expenses equalized.
  4. Are you also planning on taking the cap off of social security payout calculations at retirement? That’s a pretty steep tax increase for those of us that are self-employed over the current cap. I would prefer they limit drawing social security for those over a certain amount of income in retirement rather than increase the base for taxation. Federal taxation should be a means to draw income for funding the federal government, not push policy initiatives like home ownership or personal decisions like having kids, where you live, etc. The whole thing is a convoluted mess and that’s not an R or D problem. They have both made a disaster out of it. However, it helps my income so keep on complicating it. I’ll be fine.
  5. Not true, there were several components that made sense and provided simplified filing measures. There were others that were shitty. That is pretty standard. QBI is what should be attacked, it has been a boon for taxpayers that probably didn’t need it.
  6. Ummmm, that’s not how any of this works. SALT cap is only on state and local taxes up to $10k. That adds to mortgage interest and charitable contributions to get your itemized deductions which has to exceed standard to then deduct. If you donate $100k to charity, you’re over the standard and each dollar counts. If you spend $100k on property tax, you only get the first $10k. As far as the SALT deduction, I’m not sure why any of it is deductible. Kill mortgage interest and SALT both, neither should impact federal taxes. If you pay $50k in combined state tax / interest and I pay $20k, why should that matter to the IRS.
  7. It brought everyone back 5 years later. Everyone else aged 5 years, those in the Snap came back as if they hadn’t missed anything. The Spider-Man movie cleared up the timeline for the most part.
  8. Jumped into GME at end of day in the $190’s. We’ll see what tomorrow brings?
  9. You can still buy through Schwab. It has not gone down other than a couple of times this morning it would error out and you would have to resubmit it. Been in and out of a few things.
  10. Looks like everything is coming back down hard this morning. Whole system is fucked. I lost a bundle on Manchester United yesterday inside a 7 team parlay, I would like it to be canceled also to protect me.
  11. Is AMC caught up in the AMCX fiasco or is it the other way around? Everything I see shows AMCX as the one with the overweighted short positions, but AMC is the one running right now and getting discussed. NAKD has virtually no shorts against it. It would seem that Dillards would be the one that still has legs based on the float. None of this shit makes any sense.
  12. Allen is prone to sailing passes early. If he settles, they will stay in it.
  13. Seems logical, those that voted for Biden are responsible because they should have voted for Trump. Those that didn’t vote are responsible because they should have voted for Trump. I’m not sure what those that voted for Trump are responsible for, but I’m sure it will come to me.
  14. There were a few that stayed “reasonable” but not many. I was after one of the ‘65 Chevelles but I had a stop point of $48k on it and it ended up at $55k. I want a ‘67 Chevelle/GTO but the goats all hit $100k. There is a ‘66 442 and a couple of Novas I’m going to put a number out in the morning on I think. Then I’ll quit dreaming and go back to finding a driver. It is crazy what trucks are doing right now. C10’s and K5’s hitting right at six figures or more with some being all original.
  15. Wasted a couple hundred bucks registering for the Mecum auction. There were a couple of Chevrolet/GTO’s of interest but the prices were crazy. A 1965 C10 4wd that was lifted and done well went for $198k. All the vehicles were from a museum collection so I figured there would be a premium, but it was a little nuts. Tomorrow is a bunch of Corvettes, I’m sure it will be even worse.
  16. Ram fill setup, you have to be moving and it basically opens vents that force water into the ballast system. It works great for wakesurfing where you want max ballast, but I have not been impressed with it for dialing in for wakeboarding. You basically just max fill and then back it down. I prefer flipping my switches while we’re sitting and getting ready and letting it fill to whatever level I want based on passengers. Everything in boating is preference though.
  17. I’ve always viewed restaurant investments (outside of the large chain/franchise varieties and owning multiple) as helping someone I know/like out and investing in them. Saying that, this sounds like there was undisclosed issues which would piss anyone off. It’s one thing to lose it on a deal that goes bad and another to lose it on a deal that may have never had a shot because of other issues when you are dealing with someone you know. In the end you’ve still lost, but I would rather lose it on a fair shot. I got into a real estate deal 15 years ago with some friends that was doomed from the start. They did the deal and then brought in investors and the properties weren’t in the condition that was disclosed. It has cost me a small fortune over the years, but I trusted guys I had known forever and they just bent a few more of their friends over and fucked them to spread their risk. I wish that was a one time deal, but it’s not. Some work, some don’t but trusting people is a bad place to start from an investment scenario. They mostly all suck.
  18. Wakeboats are like trucks, women, etc, everyone has an opinion on what is the best. I don’t know that you will find much support on Centurions throwing the best wake (surf maybe, board no) , but I will say they are one of the best riding wakeboats I’ve been in especially the older ones. They have a deeper V format that is better in chop than a lot of the other brands. They are also pretty well lined up with Nautiques price wise at this point.
  19. I didn’t either until I pulled it up. It has a starting price of $93k, I’m sure walk out the door of the lot is under that by $15k or more then add back options and a trailer. I also like how there are no clear wake shots in their videos online. If you are on the water, two boats is always going to beat one boat. I didn’t even bring up the fishing boats I keep as that is a different discussion. I think I may have a boat problem.
  20. If you are willing to spend $100k+ on an oversized jet ski, I would at least demo it, a Cobalt R3, a high level Tritoon, and an Axis A24/T23 or Mastercraft XT22 and see want kind of boat suits your needs and that you prefer to drive. If it’s the wakeboat style, every brand pretty well has a $100k option at this point. If it’a the I/O style, there are plenty of options out there sub $100k. Wakeboard boat - best option for pulling anything, most suck to just ride around on if you want to just cruise because of the hull design I/O - decent option to pull especially beginner wakeboarders, best option to run up and down a large lake on. Pontoon - ultimate party barge and cruiser, will pull anything but definitely for beginners or just tubing. Personally, with no boat experience I would take Troph’s advice and pick up a decent used boat fairly cheap that isn’t going to make you sick the first time you hit the dock/sandbar with it. I have never bought a new boat in 20ish years of boat ownership. Too much crap happens to them and I want to have fun and my kids have fun and not worry every time something touches it. I am a wakeboat guy. I love them, I’ve had 7 I think, I’m looking for a new one now, etc. Saying that, my pontoon and even the jet skis get used more than my wakeboat. If you’re building a lake house, you really need to think about multiple reasonable options rather than 1 high dollar one. I have a reasonably cheap pontoon that gets used to ride people around, a floating dock on the lake for people to tie up too and swim off of, all eating takes place on it, etc. I have jet skis for the kids and adults to screw around on individually. Then I have the wakeboard boat (not currently because I sold my last one) that pulls everything. The last group was probably $65k combined in all of that and every use is covered. Most every house on our lake has a similar setup although most have spent way over that for their toys.
  21. Several good sub $100k options for new wakeboard boats, plenty of even cheaper options in the I/O market, plenty of tri-toon options that will do what most people want to do, etc. The top end has gotten ridiculous for sure, but there is still a lot of availability at different ranges. I have zero idea what a new jet boat costs, but I think I could find a better alternative. I’m also clearly biased against them, so take that for what it is worth.
  22. Jet boats have a use I suppose, but it’s an oversized jet ski that serves no purpose in my book to be up front about it. I’ve never understood their target market outside of they were cheap at one point in time. They were susceptible to tail wag when pulling, they aren’t good at low speeds, ride quality wasn’t great, etc. although I am sure they have worked on all those things. If you want to run around with people and just pull tubes, it would work but so would a tri-toon with a much better seating layout. I think any use you have I could make an argument for a better boat and when it comes to multi-use I would take just about any variety out there over one.
  23. No one understands including the people paid to understand it. Tax law is a convoluted pile of shit at this point that makes no sense and regularly contradicts itself. It has been exacerbated in the last couple of years.
  24. But your quick chart leaves out the impact of QBI and the fact that most in the highest bracket aren’t actually paying that level of tax. It is the problem with people making quick charts when it comes to tax laws because you saying it was a blip to high income earners is a complete misrepresentation of the impact it had. A guy pulling down $2M in pass through income has dropped his tax bill $200k+ which is more than a blip even though your chart only shows a slight reduction. Using actual rates is a fool’s argument because there is no context to anything else in the tax law at that time. You need to look at effective rates which account for all circumstances. We can debate tax law in another thread, there are plenty of them to pick from.
  25. This is a true statement. They opened a new Buc-ees in Warner Robins, GA around Thanksgiving. I have passed it 4 times going back and forth to FL since then and it has been an epic clusterfuck each time. There is no way some things aren’t getting spread there based on the number of vehicles in the parking lot.
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