B.B. Hemingway

I'm not sure folks are too eager for the kind of physical labor required of some of those careers, however.

There is a VoTech program in my area that allows kids to get a jump start in those careers. I don't know why those kinds of careers aren't pushed. Excellent money in almost all of those fields.

Agreed. ALL POOR FINANCIAL DECISIONS MATTER!

This. Learn a trade. Start a business.

Hey, even Joe's on board with it....

Yep. I am aware of how it works.

As someone raised on a farm, I can tell you that crop insurances, at least the one's I'm aware of, are paid for (premiums) by the farmer. That's how insurance policies work. As for the pandemic pay outs, I mean, the government (local and federal) was the one's not allowing them to conduct business in a lot of instances. Thankfully, my business was largely unaffected by the pandemic and it wasn't a concern for me. To be clear, less people should go to college, and more should learn a trade. Less Communications majors. More plumbers and electrians.

I can sympathize with you getting bad advice from those close to you, but not to the point of wanting to help you and millions of others pay back their loans. Where does that stop? Going around and financially correcting everyone's bad choices? Mortgages? Car loans? Why not, right?

I agree, as I clearly stated, that college is way too expensive and should be more affordable. We agree. Correct it, if possible, going forward. But forgive loans that people willingly agreed to take out? Doesn't make any sense to me.

Nobody is making anyone go to college. If it was a debt that they thought would be too great to repay, they shouldn't have applied and taken the loan. I think we can understand all that, and still expect people to repay loans that they decided to take out.

Nobody forced any of these people to go to college, or take out student loans. Most of us can agree that a college education is ridiculously expensive (if not a waste of time with a lot of degrees), but they still agreed to take out and repay the loan amount. This isn't hard. Pay it back. It's political pandering, and nothing more.

For sure. Though, regarding the media, there is a stark difference between a lot of international news outlets, and what we have in the states. It's gross. I like the BBC because they tell you what's happening, with little-to-no commentary. Perfect. Also, none of what I posted was to defend those who don't take the pandemic seriously. As with most issues, I have fallen somewhere in the middle.... More than willing to take reasonable precautions when necessary, but not willing to put my life on hold any longer. I'm just not doing it. Not to myself, or my kids. Maybe so, but we've heard the *almost there* spewed for some time now. Remember, it was supposed to be 2 weeks to slow the spread. As, I alluded to above, I'm willing to take reasonable precautions, but I'm not going to let it stop me from doing anything. At the same time, I'll respect anyone's wishes who feel differently (wear a mask in a client's presence if requested, for example). We just got back from Minneapolis for a Vikings game, was very surprised by the lack of masks, avoidance in such a 'blue' part of the country. As you mentioned, everyone is growing weary of it.

It's also probably been less serious, or at least less dangerous to the vast majority of people, then the mainstream American media (American being the important part there) would have us believe. Our media coverage slants towards the negative and the fear mongering, whether you're watching Fox, CNN, or whatever. It's a huge reason I try and only consume television news from the BBC. I won't downplay the pandemic too much, but I see zero reason, with the vaccine and new treatments, why almost all of us can't return to that pre-Covid lifestyle. Especially since there seems to be some thought out there that this isn't going away anytime soon. Life goes on, and it must. I'm thankful I live in a part of the country that thinks so to.

This is why I asked. Everything I've read that isn't from the fear mongering type seems to suggest it'll be swift.

Why wouldn't there be one?

I'd say Fisher and Ruud or Dawson. Maybe both. The ILBs have been pretty good under Ruud.

I think you could make the argument that he's been the 3rd best position coach on the defensive side of the ball. It's a loss, for sure, but a lot of the guys he had success with this last year were 5th and 6th year guys. Maybe it was Tuioti, maybe it was all that experience in the program. Probably combination of both.

Definitely don't think he's irreplaceable. Didn't seem to be much of a recruiter, but seemed to develop fairly well. Dawson can handle it just fine.

Cool.

It wouldn't fail. You just wouldn't like it. There's a difference there. Rich people would still be paying almost all of the tax money being paid in. They'd still be paying more in property taxes, etc. It's just a matter of what a person considers fair. I see nothing unfair about a family who makes $60k paying $12k in taxes and a family making $600k paying $120k, for example. And again, most of this would be closer to irrelevant if the government were fiscally responsible. Which they're not. Not even close.

First paragraph: Yeah. It was that easy. Read some of the stories of those who have worked close with him. He's tirelessly motivated, and generationally intelligent. Of course there are other smart people helping him along the way. I would have thought that went without saying. Second paragraph: That's cute. Not an expert, but I assure you that I'm moderately educated in how economics work, and a flat tax would undoubtedly work if two things happen: 1) EVERYBODY pays the flat tax on their income. Not 40% of the country. Everybody. 2) The government spends tax money responsibly.

Wonderfully put, Dan. https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/1473091625865945100?t=cvk_juHLZHFKrVjy-vPJAg&s=19

He did. And he paid a hefty amount. Yep. It isn't that hard.

I think they should pay the same percentage. And I say realizing that Elon technically paid a lower percentage, but there are a number of reasons why that's the case (those who run a business will understand), and he paid $11 billion.... That's plenty.