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hornmpa96

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  1. I would gladly consider the German system with an employee representative who sits on the Board. I absolutely believe most corporate boards do not properly provide oversight on senior management. In my post, I specifically stated that I have no knowledge on Google’s situation. I have been through several layoffs and it was always brutal. Buybacks are already essentially the last place to deploy capital. By providing a buyback, the company is admitting it doesn’t have anywhere else to deploy the cash profitably.
  2. I needed a good laugh tonight.
  3. I’m not certain that it should be day of election, but it should wrap up in a couple of days. I believe that one set of federal rules should apply for federal elections across the board.
  4. Sure - I’m unfortunately a shareholder. Boeing absolutely lost sight of quality. Planes need to stay in the air and an airplane manufacturer will significantly suffer if that doesn’t happen. The buybacks didn’t create the scenario allowing Boeing to essentially self-regulate. My only point here is that buybacks are not some nefarious plot.
  5. I don’t have any insight into the Google situation specifically; however, Google is a massive business with many different segments/operations. Let’s assume a business has 2 different segments: one is wildly profitable and the other is losing money. Should the business be allowed to layoff people in the nonprofitable operation? Are they required to keep those people forever and siphon the profits from the first business to paying those in the loser? Stock buybacks are consistently viewed as some terrible aspect of corporate America today. From my perspective, buybacks are merely an indication that the Company generates more cash flow than it can invest in other opportunities profitably. Occasionally buybacks are abused and the Company ends up taking on debt which can have negative repercussions. It’s just another way to return cash to shareholders. Are dividends bad? I’ve worked in and around Fortune 1000 companies for my entire career. Almost every organization has some level of fat which can be trimmed.
  6. I think Pressly would approve a trade if he was going to be the closer. Finding another team to pay his salary and make him a closer is another question.
  7. You don’t think Ken Paxton threatening to prosecute doctors performing emergency abortions doesn’t have an impact on what doctors are willing to do. You live in fucking Fantasy Land.
  8. That’s a ridiculous comment. Women are dying in Texas because they are unable to get routine medical care. It’s not hysterical at all. This is unfortunately the world we live in today.
  9. I don’t think they will sign Bregman. I would love to be wrong on that.
  10. I don’t want JV back. This team has no margin for error given the expected payroll. At his age, he can’t be expected to hold down a spot in the rotation.
  11. I expect everyone in this board to get their IRS audit notices by June 2025.
  12. Cool - He wasn’t on the ballot and he was prosecuted while his father was President.
  13. This is incredibly depressing. People have 8 years of experience with Trump and think he makes a better President. Any of his dumbass voters talking about inflation under Biden are morons. The only 2 policies that Trump cares about are tariffs and mass deportations. Both of these ideas are highly inflationary. There will be no guardrails for the next Trump administration. We are headed for some incredibly dark times.
  14. How about PLTR’s earnings?
  15. Confirmed that my son and his girlfriend voted for Harris and Allred. That’s 2 new voters in Texas.
  16. Today is the day when we all look forward to big dumps! or alternatively is that tomorrow after the celebration at Chili’s?
  17. The only thing that makes that clip better is Kelce throwing a few Benjamins on the ground for the kids next phone.
  18. Arrived at the ranch tonight and pulled some camera cards. In that process, we stumbled upon a hog who didn’t care we were driving up to the feeder. My son had his pistol and dispatched that corn stealing SOB. The boar weighed 191 lbs live weight. We checked out the camera cards and sure enough both trophies we are going after this year have started showing up at different feeders. It’s game on tomorrow. Good luck to everyone this weekend!
  19. Those ads are Lobo approved.
  20. Has anyone looked at the list of free agent 3B? Woof - They are going to roll out Dezenzo as our opening day starter. Hopefully they at least upgrade 1B. Is Garcia going to be ready by Opening Day? If not, we need a fifth starter. I’m starting to think the team should DFA Meyers or trade him for the equivalent of a scratch-off ticket. Let McCormick try and regain his 2023 form and see if Leon can figure it out at the major league level (which seems unlikely). If that doesn’t happen, you bring up Melton. 2022 was extremely nice but it sucks watching this team slowly get worse every offseason since 2019.
  21. Twice - You’re actually trying to apply the law. Unfortunately, Kaz-Know-Nothing doesn’t actually care about the law. He thinks God wants him to grant a victory to Trump and he will rule for Trump. As you rightly point out, that will ultimately go through the 5th Circuit which is the most wretched hive of scum and villainy since Mos Eisley. In a 2-1 decision, they will uphold the Amarillo Moron’s decision. Now, we’re at the Supreme Court. Thomas and Alito will threaten to show up at Court every day open carrying ARs if the Court takes the case. Ultimately the Court takes the case and Trump loses a 5-4 decision with Roberts and ACB joining the 3 liberal justices. Thomas pens a dissent written in crayon and blood that Trump should be able to file this lawsuit in Texas because he sent some nice Russians to his house and they fixed his RV which had broken down in Nebraska. This timeline sucks.
  22. just wanted to be included in the fan club
  23. This is what pisses me off. If those morons want to choose this approach and put their lives in God’s hands, nobody will stop them. However, for the rest of us, can we just let the doctors and nurses do their job? Its absolutely infuriating that the Texas Taliban run by 2 asshole billionaires in Midland get to make these decisions for everyone.
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