Watson only suspended 6 games

[Kodiak.]

Any opinion on Don Henley’s media thesis?

He was a greedy capitalist who charged way too much money for his music. I'm sure he didn't work very hard at his craft, and anyone else could have done it. I mean, look at all the money he made, and then look at how much money the line worker who made his guitar got! He couldn't make that music without a guitar.

[COR-TEN]

Didn’t Naomi Klein merely plagiarize Don Henley’s hit single Dirty Laundry?

Will also use this occasion to repeat that:
1. I detest conspiratorial thinking. Even when it’s right it is only right by accident, not bc it contains sound judgment.
2. The more assumptions and provisos your account has to make in order to continue to be maintained, the shittier your account is.

Not directed at anyone in particular.

Seems pretty clear you are directing that at me.

Everything I posted is credible theory. Not conspiracies or assumptions. But I know those are interchangeable these days.

Cheers -

In fact I was not directing that at you at all. Swing and miss!

I've been known to strike out, so. I took a gamble. . .

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I'm sure the "economists" here will chime in and tell me that not only am I wrong, I'm an idiot.

That's what happens when you form your economic opinions from books written by activists that don't know shit about economics.

LOL
"Naomi A. Klein (born May 8, 1970) is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses, support of ecofeminism, organized labour, left-wing politics and criticism of corporate globalization,[1] fascism, ecofascism[2] and capitalism.[3] As of 2021 she is Associate Professor, and Professor of Climate Justice at the University of British Columbia, co-directing a Centre for Climate Justice.[4] "

I form my economic opinions based on experience, wisdom, cultural behavior, research, history, and books. Nope. I'm not an economist. But at least I listen to people NOT in my sphere of experience and education to inform my opinions.

Unlike you. Who thinks they know everything.

[Professor Half Wit]

Personally, I think a lot of dumb shit, often. I’m pretty shameless about it. I do try hard to learn from my mistakes. One of the good things about opening your mouth often is to discover what you’re ignorant about.



I see the Watson team is going to push hard to compare Watson’s case to Ben’s. I don’t think that us going to work out super well.

[COR-TEN]

Personally, I think a lot of dumb shit, often. I’m pretty shameless about it. I do try hard to learn from my mistakes. One of the good things about opening your mouth often is to discover what you’re ignorant about.

But the American Experience is Mark Twain. Roughly quoted : Keep your mouth shut and appear to be dumb rather than open it and remove all doubt.

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease." IOW, complain and your ass is gone.

Mushroom management : Keep employees in the dark and feed them bullshit.

That has stifled all kinds of progress. If you don't highlight a problem, it will never be solved.

[Kodiak.]

Nope. I'm not an economist

Yeah, that's blatantly obvious. No, your opinions are definitely not formed on research or history. The writer you reference is a leftwing version of Tucker Carlson, if not Alec Jones. You don't grasp the fundamentals remotely well enough to understand the difference.

You're not just NOT an economist, you're ignorant of all economic theory that isn't communism.

You site college dropouts who studied journalism. I site economists that won Nobel Prizes in the field. Most rational people can see the difference. No, I'm not in the habit of bukkaking myself with ignorance.

[Deebo]

Personally, I think a lot of dumb shit, often. I’m pretty shameless about it. I do try hard to learn from my mistakes. One of the good things about opening your mouth often is to discover what you’re ignorant about.

But the American Experience is Mark Twain. Roughly quoted : Keep your mouth shut and appear to be dumb rather than open it and remove all doubt.

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease." IOW, complain and your ass is gone.

Uh I think you have your metaphors confused. Squeaky wheel means that only if you bring it up, will something get addressed.

[COR-TEN]

Personally, I think a lot of dumb shit, often. I’m pretty shameless about it. I do try hard to learn from my mistakes. One of the good things about opening your mouth often is to discover what you’re ignorant about.

But the American Experience is Mark Twain. Roughly quoted : Keep your mouth shut and appear to be dumb rather than open it and remove all doubt.

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease." IOW, complain and your ass is gone.

Uh I think you have your metaphors confused. Squeaky wheel means that only if you bring it up, will something get addressed.

that’s not my experience. Complain and your ass is canned.

[COR-TEN]

Nope. I'm not an economist

Yeah, that's blatantly obvious. No, your opinions are definitely not formed on research or history. The writer you reference is a leftwing version of Tucker Carlson, if not Alec Jones. You don't grasp the fundamentals remotely well enough to understand the difference.

You're not just NOT an economist, you're ignorant of all economic theory that isn't communism.

You site college dropouts who studied journalism. I site economists that won Nobel Prizes in the field. Most rational people can see the difference. No, I'm not in the habit of bukkaking myself with ignorance.

this is coming from a guy who’s only experience is Econ. Ok.

[Ice]

Any opinion on Don Henley’s media thesis?

He was a greedy capitalist who charged way too much money for his music. I'm sure he didn't work very hard at his craft, and anyone else could have done it. I mean, look at all the money he made, and then look at how much money the line worker who made his guitar got! He couldn't make that music without a guitar.

Eagles reunion tickets were egregiously overpriced. I looked into em for my mom's birthday when they were out, and sheesh.

[Deebo]

But the American Experience is Mark Twain. Roughly quoted : Keep your mouth shut and appear to be dumb rather than open it and remove all doubt.

"The squeaky wheel gets the grease." IOW, complain and your ass is gone.

Uh I think you have your metaphors confused. Squeaky wheel means that only if you bring it up, will something get addressed.

that’s not my experience. Complain and your ass is canned.

Not that wikipedia is a renowned source, but...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_squea ... the_grease

What does the saying squeaky wheel gets the grease mean?
Definition of a/the squeaky wheel gets the grease/oil

—used to say that someone who complains or causes problems is more likely to receive attention or help than someone who stays quiet and does not cause problems.

A/the squeaky wheel gets the grease/oil - Merriam-Websterhttps://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › oil

[Deebo]

Any opinion on Don Henley’s media thesis?

He was a greedy capitalist who charged way too much money for his music. I'm sure he didn't work very hard at his craft, and anyone else could have done it. I mean, look at all the money he made, and then look at how much money the line worker who made his guitar got! He couldn't make that music without a guitar.

Eagles reunion tickets were egregiously overpriced. I looked into em for my mom's birthday when they were out, and sheesh.

Have you seen Bruce Springsteen tix? Yeesh

[Ice]

I recently paid through the nose to take my dad to see The Boss. Longtime fan, since Greetings From Asbury Park, and he'd never been. I'll say this, 4 hours nonstop, at that energy level? Still seemed like value for money

[Kodiak.]

this is coming from a guy who’s only experience is Econ. Ok.

I've sat in the Board room of dozens of companies. But, OK, you know better. /sarca

You're just a bitter dude that failed to reach his goals, and so you fellate communism as a better alternative.

[langer]

this is coming from a guy who’s only experience is Econ. Ok.

I've sat in the Board room of dozens of companies. But, OK, you know better. /sarca

You're just a bitter dude that failed to reach his goals, and so you fellate communism as a better alternative.

The psychology of adults that advocate for socialism, communism and all those other isms that will definitely work given the chance is abnormal.

Like the professed socialist that loves his AMG Mercedes and loves talking about it's construction and how he had to wait for it to be built to his custom specs, not noticing the hypocrisy slathered all over his hardon for the nicest things. Or like that AOC chick with the big juicy booty, only the best, most expensive shoes for her, and all the other things she loves. It's naked greed on the one hand, and lies and dramatics about caring for "the poor" or "the climate" or "Ukraine" on the other.

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Typical capitalist. If capitalism gets criticized, it means advocating socialism or communism. Absolutes and either/or choices? I challenge you to point out where in the last 5 years I've advocated for socialism outright. You won't find any. If anything, I've suggested capitalism needs more guardrails. But never mind that, in this world of fox news, the point is to demonize anybody that doesn't think like you. And if I don't suck capitalism dick, then I obviously must be sucking communism dick, right? I could say the same for you, Kodiak. You take capitalist dick in the ass and then ask to suck it blindly.

[955876]

in this world of fox news, the point is to demonize anybody that doesn't think like you

I suppose you haven’t noticed how strongly progressives, CNN, MSNBC, the left in general do that very thing as much but in reality much more than you get with the right and Fox

How much Fox do you actually watch? I mean really watch.

It’s not like Hillary Clinton didn’t come and and call half of America deplorable.

Ya, we are deplorable for wanting a secure border, energy indepence, lower taxes, smaller govmint, and policy that puts “we the people” first.

Just a awful folk.

And what does the left champion?

Open border, energy reliance on other countries, Big gov (ya we need 87,000 more IRS agents), homelessness, and not to prosecute crime.

[El Kabong]

in this world of fox news, the point is to demonize anybody that doesn't think like you

I suppose you haven’t noticed how strongly progressives, CNN, MSNBC, the left in general do that very thing as much but in reality much more than you get with the right and Fox

How much Fox do you actually watch? I mean really watch.

It’s not like Hillary Clinton didn’t come and and call half of America deplorable.

Ya, we are deplorable for wanting a secure border, energy indepence, lower taxes, smaller govmint, and policy that puts “we the people” first.

Just a awful folk.

And what does the left champion?

Open border, energy reliance on other countries, Big gov (ya we need 87,000 more IRS agents), homelessness, and not to prosecute crime.

Hillary said there were deplorables among Trump's supporters. She didn't call all Trump supporters deplorables. Given the January 6 idiots and this idiot who just attacked an FBI office with a nail gun, do you really want to argue there are deplorables among Trump's supporters?

And nice straw men for what Dems want. We don't have an open border now, Dems want energy independence too, but renewable energies, not Big Oil, Dems certainly do want to end homelessness and prosecute crime.

And this is the second time you've brought up the 87,000 new IRS agents, so let's get this straight:

https://time.com/6204928/irs-87000-agen ... eck-biden/

A Treasury Department report from May 2021 estimated that such an investment would enable the agency to hire roughly 87,000 employees by 2031. But most of those hires would not be Internal Revenue agents, and wouldn’t be new positions.

According to a Treasury Department official, the funds would cover a wide range of positions including IT technicians and taxpayer services support staff, as well as experienced auditors who would be largely tasked with cracking down on corporate and high-income tax evaders.

At the same time, more than half of the agency’s current employees are eligible for retirement and are expected to leave the agency within the next five years. “There’s a big wave of attrition that’s coming and a lot of these resources are just about filling those positions,” says Sarin, an economist who has studied tax avoidance extensively and who was tapped by the Biden administration to beef up the IRS’s auditing power.

In all, the IRS might net roughly 20,000 to 30,000 more employees from the new funding, enough to restore the tax-collecting agency’s staff to where it was roughly a decade ago.

The IRS currently has roughly 78,000 employees. According to John Koskinen, who served as IRS commissioner from 2013 to 2017, that’s down from around 100,000 when he first started. By the time he resigned four years later, he said, it was clear that the agency was in the grip of a systematic attempt by the GOP to weaken it.

It’s an effort that goes back to 2010, when Republicans took back control of the House of Representatives and immediately instituted a series of crippling cuts on the IRS. Since then, overall funding for the IRS has fallen further, by more than 20 percent, while enforcement funding has dropped by 31 percent. That’s made it easier for high-net-worth tax cheats and major corporations to avoid federal taxes to the tune of billions of dollars.

Meanwhile, the employee shortage only made it harder for average Americans to reach IRS customer support, which has been inundated with requests far beyond what the staff could handle. “I used to say there’s no Democratic or Republican way to run the IRS,” Koskinen says. “The people who are significantly disadvantaged are the average taxpayers who have a simple question and can’t get through. Those are Republicans as well as independents and Democrats.” As of last month, the IRS backlog included 10.2 million unprocessed individual returns.

So yes, the 87,000 new IRS employees (not all of whom are agents) are necessary.

I know how confused you get by Republican propaganda. I'm happy to help clear things up for you.

(Although you could try Googling this stuff for yourself instead of just believing what the Republican propagandists say.)

And since you asked the question about Fox, how much MSNBC do you actually watch? I mean really watch.

[955876]

Hillary said there were deplorables among Trump's supporters. She didn't call all Trump supporters deplorables. Given the January 6 idiots and this idiot who just attacked an FBI office with a nail gun, do you really want to argue there are deplorables among Trump's supporters?

What derogatory term are we allowed to openly call BLM & Antifa.

Trump supporters had 1 bad day.

How many days of riots did we get from those upstanding “peaceful protestors”?

And what was the sir gripe? That a cop that acted in appropriately did in fact get charged and tried for murder?

Maybe next time they’ll wait till after a verdict and be like, oh hey, Justice was served.

Maybe we don’t need to burn down the community.

[955876]

We don't have an open border now,

You are not capable of having a credible debate if this is what you believe.

Myorkas said it so it must be true?

Come on man. What is it, 200,000 a month coming in???

That is an open border.

Oh wait, we have catch and release.

We going to have what? Over 4,000,000 come in illegally and you say the border isn’t open?

Semantics and denial doesn’t me our border is secure.

It’s a travesty.

You aren’t even being intellectually honest if you are going to make such patently false statements.