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Dutchrudder

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  1. Was really hoping the cofounder was a dude and his "roommate"
  2. Both sides of the Moneyball spectrum in 29th and 30th lol...
  3. So a bunch of Republicans are going to exploit this issue about exploited children by exaggerating it for their own political gain? And they aren't going to care about what happens to them once they are released? Sounds eerily familiar...
  4. I'm happy to see all these Republicans that now care about women and children who want to escape the dangers in Latin America, surely it will translate into voting for politicians that will push immigration reform and help them gain asylum in our country to protect them from the evil doers.
  5. He looks like a character from Men on Film
  6. They want him to be the defender that sets the tone of the team on the court, and hope that trickles down to the youngins. He's a good 1 on 1 defender, and was all last year, he just got blown up by Lebron in 1 game, and got called out for it (rightly so). I don't really like him, but we'll see what Udoka can do with him. Rumor is Udoka is the one who steered the Rockets away from signing Harden to going with FVV and Brooks instead, which I would say is a significantly better path. If the contract turns out to be something like 24/22/20/18m, then I think it will be OK, but he really needs to step up and help this team turn into a defensive force.
  7. Sorry, the image went away or something. Here it is in the most annoying format possible.
  8. This format is weird, and that pitcher sucked for Alonso.
  9. It won't fix the issue, but I like what Canada is trying by banning foreign individuals and companies from purchasing homes. The idea is to take away a significant portion of the real estate investment companies that are dumping tons of cash into the system and driving up home prices for everyone. It also means less homes for rent, which should translate to more homes for purchase. That should help drive down the cost of homes in general. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/ca/real-estate/foreign-homebuyers-ban/#:~:text=On January 1st%2C 2023%2C the,went into effect in Canada. Another option in the US would be to change Capital Gains taxes on home sales. I believe the federal exemption is 250k profit, which makes investment in homes very lucrative if you plan to flip it. If there was a way to carve out that exemption for those who don't live in the home, you could reduce the for-profit incentive of buying homes. You could also go after mortgages for these types of rented homes. They are essentially businesses applying for a home loan, but not getting the type of interest rates that a business would have, nor the repayment schedule. Prevent mortgages from being written for 2nd+ homes and you could stop a lot of them from ever becoming a business and driving up the market costs.
  10. So they would catch up to the market value faster, but that only matters when the market increases significantly. I guess that makes a little sense, but I would like to see the homestead cap reduced to 5% to allow homeowners some insulation from these crazy market fluctuations. I really wish they would make it cost more for landlords and vacation homes. Make it less lucrative to make money off of housing so home prices stabilize and we don't have tons of big money flowing into a basic need for profit. All that money drives up home prices and makes everyone in Texas pay more for their property taxes, which will continue to rise regardless of whether or not wages and cost of living goes up.
  11. Is this going to cause a bunch of 2nd/3rd/4th homes that are "investment properties" or Airbnbs to hit the market.due to increased taxes? If so, that could cause the real estate values to drop and give a reduction in home appraisal values.
  12. Yeah, I thought you were talking about Lombard who is a SS.
  13. Even if that Spurs/Dallas 1st swap only nets them 3 spots higher in the draft order, they will have made out well for two 2nds. At the back end of the first round, moving up a few spots takes more than a couple 2nds. It's a fair wager, and we may see more gambles like that from other teams. I really like that trade for the Spurs, they needed to spend on cap space and they don't need all those future 2nds. It could be a hell of a trade if Dallas falls apart in 3 years.
  14. I follow both Cleveland (where I grew up) and Houston (where I have lived for the past 25 years). And there isn't a law that says you can't root for more than 1 team, but if there was you would be serving a dozen consecutive life sentences. Nobody besides MBU follows the Guardians around here, so there's not much to talk about with them being a .500 team and probably not making any big trades. I can start posting Cleveland highlights if you want.
  15. The Yankees need a new shortstop prospect? Oh wow, I bet that puts Volpe and his .216 average on notice.
  16. After that Mariners series I'm ok with that.
  17. What would the odds be for Wemby getting a quadruple double during a single season? +3000? It would be a fun bet to have every year.
  18. And 2nd round picks get bought out frequently for money, which is OKC management really wants. Each of those 2nds could be worth 1-2 million in cash considerations.
  19. He's there because he wants to be there. He's a second year player, why does it matter? He's 20, just like a lot of the guys in that league. It's not like he's a 25 year old BYU football player with a significant advantage over playing against a bunch of 18 year olds.
  20. This team may get no-hit soon. What a terrible showing against an average pitcher.
  21. I'm kind of surprised the MLB doesn't hand down a 1 game suspension for that. Interfering with a play like that should get you ejected from the game at the very least.
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