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  1. Larry T. Spider
    Very surly
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    They end up at nearby schools that are also half full. Class sizes won’t changes too much. Where you save money is only maintaining one building, and going from 2 to 1 on principal, assistant principal, art teacher, music teacher, pe teacher, librarian, etc. I work at a school near those you mentioned where the pta funds multiple teaching positions that helps the school function. Robin Hood is a joke. There are schools on the border building water parks with our money while our schools fall apart and our businesses are taxed out of existence.
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    With four closing next year, I doubt anything else happens for a while. We will be getting a new superintendent in the next couple of months. Doubt he/she is going to come in and close schools burning all that political capital. It’s a move you make on the way out like cruz did.
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    Completely agree with you here. Full, efficient schools that are modernized, is the best path. Many schools can be closed and the students can stay nearby. Less than half a mile in many cases so you really aren’t losing the idea of neighborhood schools. The average school in my vertical team is over 60 years old and needs quite a bit of work.
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    Not really sure where to begin because this is all wrong. That would fuck Austin isd even more since revenue is tied to students. Losing students is a big part of the current problem. The vast majority of students at the schools that are closing are poor. They aren’t going to private schools but charters are competition. AISD isn’t raising your property taxes and has no current bond plans. If we ever decide to do a bond, it won’t have anything to do with Adler.
  6. Larry T. Spider
    Bonds for new construction in a fast growing area. That includes schools and other projects.
  7. Larry T. Spider
    A lot of that was cuts in the estimated growth in recapture payments. 612.2 million is the current estimate for fy 2020. By far, more than any other district in the state. The total for the state is estimated to be around 1.9 billion, so we are footing about 1/3 of the total bill for the state.
  8. Larry T. Spider
    Not sure where you are getting your info. We are closing Metz, Brooke, Pease, and Sims.
  9. Larry T. Spider
    Sorry man. Covid?
  10. Larry T. Spider
    It seems like everybody is in this market purely on FOMO right now. When things go south people are going to cash out and fast. It doesn’t help that a number of people are sitting on gains from the rebound that they aren’t going to risk losing. It’s like a game of musical chairs where everybody expects there to be fewer chairs after each round but they all stay put. Then half of them are going to get removed all at once and everybody is standing around looking at each other. Other than my long term holds, I’m just selling puts with 5 day expiration dates. This can trade sideways forever as far as I’m concerned.
  11. Larry T. Spider
    Lots of fundraising talk in the last couple of days. Is there any way that this race is impacted by money or are we beyond that considering the constant media exposure and divisiveness of trump? I don’t see ad buys swaying people. GOTV in swing states is where a good chunk of my money would go.
  12. Larry T. Spider
    In general I agree. It will be a much tougher task as the burbs go blue though.
  13. Larry T. Spider
    Although Patrick is a loon who should be thrown off a bridge, he isn’t a completely foolish politician. He knew that 2017 did a number on his reputation, even within his own party. That was the last session that republicans could do whatever they want and barely even pretend democrats exist. Patrick wasted one of their last opportunities on his weird agenda that nobody else really cared about. In 2019 the makeup of the legislature was more democratic and he dialed it back significantly. Passing a pro public education bill was the top house priority and he didn’t have the senate screw things up even though we all know he’s against the “liberal government indoctrination camps”. In 2021 and beyond, the legislature will continue to be more blue. It will be interesting how he reacts to his loss of power. The house will be blue sometime in the next few sessions...
  14. Larry T. Spider
    These people are why we can’t have nice things as a country.
  15. Larry T. Spider
    I’m talking specifically about Austin ISD, recapture, and how that impacts bond decisions. This year we are submitting a 612 million dollar payment to the state, which is 46% of all local revenue. It is also equal to the total salaries of all district employees from bus drivers to the superintendent. This requires the district to operate on bond money that stays 100% local and can’t be raided by the state, but further fucks Austin taxpayers. Then we can’t have nice things. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.
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    I live it everyday. It’s common sense to anybody that knows the details but then you get into how to fix it and looking at which members of the legislature are completely fine with fucking Austin over....and away we go.
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    I don’t even think self driving cars would change my perception of uber too much. Right now they have a virtually unlimited fleet and they don’t pay for the vehicle, gas, wear and tear, insurance, etc. The current fleet fluctuates with need as there are more drivers out on New Years even and Halloween. With self driving cars they would have to purchase enough to meet the high demand times, which means they are sitting around most of the time. It seems expensive and inefficient. They are smart enough to think of a solution, but passengers are rough on the cars even with the driver in it. I can’t imagine what people will do when there isn’t one. Lots of bodily fluids going on. Right now uber has people that cleans the cars for free...
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    I know Ski Shores was opening up a second location down there. I’m guessing it’s going into the uncle Billy’s spot since it’s the same owner. He owns a ton of stuff around Austin including Austin java and little woodrows. He’s a fun guy.
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    If the state (Robin Hood) would quit taking 46% (yes, that’s the real number) of the taxes collected by Austin ISD, we would pass fewer bonds. The state can’t raid the bond money so it’s a necessity. I’ll stop there to avoid CR.
  20. Larry T. Spider
    Its really important to women. I’m dealing with all of the emotions related to missing 5th grade graduation. Haven’t heard from a dad yet.
  21. Larry T. Spider
    Yeah, this is clearly a play to save the economy in the short term. He just needs to get a few numbers over the summer that show things are on the rise, even if ever so slightly. Then he goes on a tour declaring victory over the worst pandemic the world has ever seen. The jackasses will be crowing about how he saved the day and we would be in the next Great Depression if sleepy joe was in charge. Of course, people will still be dying while all of this is going on, and maybe at a higher level than now.
  22. Larry T. Spider
    They are foolish to give them money, but uber sees themselves as a technology company first and a rideshare company second. They sell investors on all these innovative ideas they have in R&D. They point to how they basically created the rideshare industry and took it world wide to build credibility that they can do the same elsewhere. They also have an incredible amount of data about their customers. They know what your battery percentage is and that you will pay more for a ride when it’s closer to zero, amongst many other details.
  23. Larry T. Spider
    It’s this and that they have already played so many games to get more of the fare. They are running out of options. I don’t see them going away though because investors will keep throwing money at them.
  24. Larry T. Spider
    Response was....surly
  25. Larry T. Spider
    He was 87, so not too many points available. Not sure anybody on my list has scored yet. Half way through the year almost and a worldwide pandemic. I’m the Shaka of death pools.

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