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hornmpa96

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  1. You think Singelton is some kind of defensive wizard at 1B or do you want someone else to DH entirely?
  2. Caratini should be as good defensively as Singleton and the Astros would lose the DH if Diaz is hurt during the game and Caratini has to come in and catch from the DH spot.
  3. Interesting- Espada has figured out it’s better to have Caratini at 1B and Singleton at DH if Diaz is injured during the game.
  4. My son and I watched Alien and Aliens yesterday and then went to see Romulus today. It was great. They nailed the horror movie in space vibe from the Alien. David Jonsson was incredible as Andy. Looking forward to the Alien TV show coming out on Hulu next year.
  5. Gamel knows how to bunt!
  6. Wrong team goes Wide Right
  7. Fucking Espada - Put Caratini at 1B and play Whitcomb in LF. Chas’ time as an Astro should be over.
  8. I’m struggling to link from my phone. I’m looking at Senate Finance Committee website and the press release with the legislative text was released on 11/30/23.
  9. There is a more recent proposal which includes 2 triggers - being a billionaire or earning greater than $100 million. Either test needs to be met for 3 years in a row.
  10. Just a couple of notes: 1. There is a 116 page legislative proposal which was released by Sen. Wyden and other co-sponsors which actually does provide the details behind this idea. 2. The annual mark-to-market rule and resulting tax applies to “Tradeable Covered Assets” which include publicly traded assets, assets readily traded in secondary markets (historically this definition has captured certain derivatives and non-publicly traded debt instruments), assets traded on online marketplaces which match buyers/sellers (crypto), and assets for which the Treasury Secretary determines a reasonable basis exists to annually value an asset. Obviously this last category is the key item for the Koch family, etc. 3. Non-tradeable Assets are covered by a separate provision in the bill. These assets aren’t subject to the annual mark-to-market rules and gain will be taxed when the asset is sold. However, there is an interest charge applied to this tax to account for the “deferral” period of the gain. Tax and the interest charge is limited to a maximum of 49% on any gain. This provision is generally intended to cover privately-owned businesses.
  11. THAT’s MY PRESIDENT!!!!
  12. I like this Gamel guy!
  13. I think most of the Big 4 has significantly reduced pension benefits for new partners.
  14. I’ve heard that it will likely be back sometime in the fall. Hopefully that’s true as that was an excellent burger.
  15. This is a great thread. Like the OP, I always thought the common wisdom was waiting as long as possible before drawing your social security benefits. I just ran my numbers and at best, I break even at 84 (assuming a 4% return and no COLA) by waiting until 65 to take benefits. Unless you know you’re living into your 80s, it feels like an easy answer to start pulling the cash at 62 and investing it.
  16. Agree and am hoping that the Astros will be more aggressive this offseason in finding a couple of bench bats. Every spot on the 26/40 man rosters should be utilized to its full potential and frankly this team has been taking getting to the playoffs for granted for the last 2 years.
  17. I agree with some of this but how much is on Crane and his budget? He signed Abreu and Montero and has decided that he wants to keep salary expense below a certain number. That may be partially responsible for all of the Dumpster Diving that Dana has done. Some of it has worked in the bullpen.
  18. This is a dumb fucking tweet. The Astros GM and staff should look at every player who is DFA’d and ask if that player is a better alternative than the current roster. Sportswriters, sports radio hosts, etc can be absolute morons.
  19. I want to bitch about the lineup but - If Bergman needs to DH and Altuve needs a day off, then what else can Espada do? Arguably Singleton may be a better hitter against RHP than Caratini but it’s close. Chas shouldn’t play for the rest of the year. he’s become a lazy defensive outfielder and is terrible at the plate. Too much banana pudding! However, the options to play instead of Chas suck as well. The last 4/5 roster spots used for hitters on the 26 man are just terrible. Dana better go to work in the offseason.
  20. It was obvious that Clemens was not someone to be admired when he threw his wife under the bus during the steroid investigation. After this, I’ve been consistently annoyed that we allow him on sidelines, etc.
  21. Just to clarify something on this point - If your father generates a tax loss from the rental activity, he will have to work through the passive activity loss rules to ensure it’s deductible as I’m assuming he’s not a real estate professional. Look at IRS Publication 925 which explains those rules.
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