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Dbeasy

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Does anyone in the know have the story on whether losing Williams to the portal is a concern by the staff? On one hand, I would think it is given the minutes he’s played, his recruiting rank and the depth chart, but on the other hand the safety performance while he was on the field was definitely worse at times.
  4. This thread is a pretty important topic imo. It alludes to a very significant American issue today. Historically, one of America’s greatest strengths was its generosity and charity for citizens in need. For a long time, America reduced a lot of human suffering through charitable programs. It worked because the population felt a certain amount of shame about needing help, and that kept people from taking advantage of the resources unfairly, taking away help for others in need. However, today we do have a lot of people (amount unclear) who see charity as an entitlement. That lack of stigma has two negative effects. It results in abuse of charity resources and it takes away from others who are truly in need. So the more you reduce or eliminate the stigma, the more you risk having people take advantage of the charity unfairly. I don’t quite know what the answer is, but the political wars of today between the right and left stems from, among other things, these types of issues. People who do everything possible to avoid charity do not like seeing others take unfair advantage of charity. It’s a deep seated anger. I don’t know what the solution is to this problem.
  5. They could. It’s just a shitty name. Texans is way better. But I understand the nostalgia.
  6. Nahlin is a luxury yacht that was built in Scotland in 1930. She was a turbine-powered steam yacht until 2005, when she was re-fitted with a diesel–electric powertrain.
  7. I don’t understand why Williams has struggled so much. He’s been a huge disappointment so far.
  8. The coaching profession is truly a cesspool.
  9. Wait, Rex is actually Cruz in Aledo? That makes so much sense now.
  10. I see you are doubling down on your literal interpretation of what an “offer” to a 10 year old means. Do you honestly believe that presenting a “offer” to young kids involves actually pulling out official offer documents and giving them to the family? Come on. You are being completely obtuse. The point, as I already explained again in the second post to help you see your obtuseness, is that there are college programs that know who this kids is, they are following him, they are talking to the family and “offering” them scholarships. It doesn’t take much thought to understand that these offers are about as official as one would expect them to be. Good grief. And I really feel bad about not providing enough proof to satisfy the demanding posters on Surly so here :
  11. Razor’s karate man bleed on the inside comment was classic.
  12. "All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what has Choice ever done for us?"
  13. I know it sounds crazy, but schools have. She did not say what schools. Here is one from a few years ago: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2717730-9-year-old-havon-finney-jr-receives-football-scholarship-offer-from-nevada another one: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/20924695/10-year-old-maxwell-bunchie-young-touted-next-big-thing-football-coaches-bought-in If I wasn't clear, her grandkid is a crazy talent, not a random 10 year old. I'm not saying all the programs are running around giving out scholarships to 10 year olds. The point was that a 10 year old is on the radar of a ton of schools, which is crazy.
  14. In relation to the conversation about how to recruit high school going forward, I had a really interesting conversation with a friend who is the grandmother of a 10 year old kid in California that is supposedly already getting massive recruiting attention. She’s not a huge football fan but said that a bunch of the major programs have already been hounding them and have offered scholarships. At age 10. Amazing how deep the recruiting goes these days. I asked if Texas is in there but she didn’t know.
  15. Sure, Talarico will win the primary, but now he has to spend much more in the primary than he otherwise would have. So absolutely she could be the reason he loses the general election. And the comments about either the national or Texas Democratic Party not having any control over who runs, technically that is true but that viewpoint is remarkably naive. If they really didn’t want her to run, there are a lot of tools they both have to discourage her from running. They simply did not apply the suitable pressure, either because they thought it was a good idea, or they didn’t think it was a bad idea for their party. But, it is.
  16. The bigger issue is the liquidity issues in the banking sector and the resumption of QE. Money machine goes brrrrrrr
  17. This entire post is complete horseshit.
  18. While I find Crockett entertaining, I will never forgive her now for screwing up the biggest opportunity in years to defeat the Republicans with Talarico.
  19. Great story. And eerily similar to a situation a family member faces, including the Japanese. Here’s to hoping your success leads to inspiration for them too.
  20. Gawd dammit gawd dammit. This whole situation is so stupid. The Democratic Party of Texas FINALLY had a candidate that had a slight chance of beating the Republicans in Talarico, with Allred pulling out. And what do they do? They fuck it up immediately. Crockett has a 0.0% chance of winning, and now Talarico has to spend huge funds in the primary. The Democrats are the worst run organization. I look forward to having a bribed Mexican Cartel shill as our next US Senator.
  21. I’ve been impressed the last two years with Georgia Tech run blocking and physical approach by the OL.
  22. We never saw the full Baxter. He got injured very early on, then seriously injured. RB’s take two years to come back from serious knee injuries. I would not be surprised if he performs very well next year somewhere else, but Texas just can’t roll the dice again next year on him. It would be a waste of money.
  23. What I am about to type is a mix of views I’ve held for a long time mixed with a brand new wildly different view as a result of this year’s playoff. OP is completely wrong about CFP ruining college football. We had a few cheating teams dominating college football for the last 15 years. That was way way worse than now. It sucked. The current money situation with a lack of structure is what is making it a mess. The CFP is the best, albeit incomplete, attempt at delivering a reasonably fair, entertaining product. However, it needs one more tweak, a tweak I was completely against until now. The playoff needs to expand to 13-16 teams from the current 12. Texas has shown that a team with 3 losses on a tough schedule is capable of winning it all. And so a team like Texas should get in. A 14 team playoff should address every scenario of teams that deserve a shot. It doesn’t fix the money issue, but that is separate from the actual playoff.
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