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Dbeasy

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  1. Knock that off or I will organize the fatwa of all fatwas.
  2. Man it must be awesome being a UConn fan. Top coach. Top players. Great logo. Well, at least we have a better logo.
  3. It’s awesome. Free Stars games.
  4. Isn’t there already a Texas coaches thread?
  5. Interesting view. I’ll put that on my read list. I feel like the whole charity system, whether it’s government provided or private, is cloaked in mystery when it comes to who is getting this help, for how long, and how they fit or don’t fit the criteria of need. Many of the arguments on Surly, and between the political parties, isn’t often data based, because there isn’t enough reliable data. Some people believe everyone is a freeloader, and some believe very few are freeloaders. A lot of the data comes from the charities themselves who have an extremely strong interest in demonstrating there are a small number. I used to believe in the good of most people, but the last 8 years have taught me there are way way more dumb and shitty people on this country than I ever imagined. But back to the original comment, does reducing the stigma of charity result in much more freeloading? I don’t know.
  6. But Akina hasn’t been let go. So…
  7. I’ve met many of the recruiting guys over the years. It seems like they all have something off about them, except Bobby seems to me to be a good businessman who knows the recruiting service game better than anyone. By the way, I’ll see Chip in the next few weeks. I think he knows I’m a surly regular, and I assume he knows how surly feels about him. Should make for some nice ackward moments.
  8. No ceremony necessary. I knew it was going to be controversial when I typed it. This site is full of Houston oil men with PFG shirts and circle beards -nntawwt.
  9. I know. This thought had never occurred to me before this morning and it felt wrong to type it. But, as much as it annoys me, I still think it’s true. Sad. But true. Edmonton are the Oilers too. Yuk.
  10. Where did I ever say an increase in social programs is incentivizing lazy people? I never said anything like that, nor do I believe that. What I said was that if there is a conscious effort to reduce stigma, or for whatever reason the stigma drops, then people are more likely to start taking advantage of the system. That’s a completely different concept. Again, as I stated in the previous post, I’ve never said that and I’m not sure how you interpreted my previous post to suggest that.
  11. I guess I don’t understand your point. You started by saying you disagree. But then you acknowledge that people are doing it. The only thing I can surmise from your post is that you think that people taking advantage of charity is due solely to wealth inequality and not because of reduced stigma? If that’s your argument, it doesn’t make sense. By definition the stigma hasn’t stopped their behavior. I’m confused.
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