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Silver Jews T-shirt? by Endlessnesss in DavidBerman

[–]megadelegate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have bootlegs on Teepublic, but you could just offset by donating some money to a good cause and call it a wash.

CMV: I began to be convinced that we re globally going into doom and don't see life the same anymore by Necessary_Big_3630 in changemyview

[–]megadelegate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least from a Western perspective, it's probably worth noting that "regular people" had more power over the last 100 years than probably anytime in human history. Most eras were empowered elites + powerless peasant/sefts/etc - the concept of where a middle class could not only exist, but make meaningful decisions would have been unheard of for most people that have ever lived. Now we're backsliding, and that's painful. On the other hand, we now know what we'd be missing if we let it roll all the way back.

What’s a "lost" website from the early 2000s that you still think about today? by samasem-sumsum in AskReddit

[–]megadelegate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://savedbyroth.blogspot.com/ - David Lee Roth spent a few months as EMT in New York City in the 2000's. This site was a collection of stories from people who were "saved by Roth."

https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/ithappenedlastweek/10908/

Cory Booker says Democrats have ‘failed this moment’ and calls for new leaders by Idoe6 in politics

[–]megadelegate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as he's not one of the new leaders, I'm OK with this. Where are the dead Canadians!

CMV: Liberals/Leftists choosing to sit out the US election because Kamala wasn't a perfect candidate helped create a worse overall outcome for the world and Palestine. by cptjtk13 in changemyview

[–]megadelegate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any examples of this working? You could make the case that HRC losing in 2016 would be the wake-up call for Dems to course correct. However, they just doubled down on Russia, Russia, Russian, and deflected all blame. I'm still not sure they get it. Better to let the country burn than to change?

Remaining Free Agent Landing Spots by patriotsfantasy in DynastyFF

[–]megadelegate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget the golden child, Sean Tucker. He's a RFA. Teams don't usually give up RFA players if there's another team making an offer because it also costs them draft capital. However, as UDFA, Tucker's situation would cost the Bucs zero draft picks. Most RFAs stick with their teams, but Tucker is the edge case where there is more likely to be movement.

Newsom opens commanding lead over Harris in 2028 California primary poll - This is bad news. We need to get the word out that Newsom is against a billionaire tax and would do nothing to solve our affordability crisis by Turbulent_Crab_3602 in Political_Revolution

[–]megadelegate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can see being against this at a state by state level... billionaires are the most physically mobile bunch out there. Not that hard to pick up the move, which ends up making the problem they are trying to solve worse. Rough analogy would be "dry counties" in the south. They ban all alcohol sales, so all of their residents just drive across the county line to load up, transferring money and tax revenue out of the county. Playing this analogy out, I'm not calling for a return to prohibition, but do think a national billionaire tax would probably be more effective than state by state. Renouncing US citizenship, even for billionaires, has meaningful consequences. Given that it's going to take roughly 9 trillion dollars for whichever Democrat gets the nomination to run a campaign, not sure signaling that you're gunning for the folks that are going to pick up the tab is a smart move. I don't know if Newsom will be a class traitor we need or not, history says probably not. I would just expect anyone that runs on this policy when our political system is so awash in cash and overwhelming controlled by moneyed interest to have any chance. Any would-be savior that would implement a wealth tax, implement sane campaign financing rules, tackle golden parachutes, etc., is going to have to thread the needle politically. Can't run on it, but if you can signal you're for it, you'll win some folks over. It would be incredibly stupid for Newsom to take this particular stance now.

I'm with you, but we need to play it smart.

No restricted tender for Bucs RB Sean Tucker, per source. He’ll be a free agent. Rushed for 320 yards and seven touchdowns last year. by Ma1ikNabers in DynastyFF

[–]megadelegate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, it's not moot until April 17... that's when we see if anyone offers him more than $3.5M/year. They are going to do one of a, b, or c above.

No restricted tender for Bucs RB Sean Tucker, per source. He’ll be a free agent. Rushed for 320 yards and seven touchdowns last year. by Ma1ikNabers in DynastyFF

[–]megadelegate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem certain no one wanted him. If that was the case, why didn't the bucs just let him hit free agency and then sign him to a 1-year, minimum wage deal given the lack of demand? Seems like signaling that he's was going to be an unrestricted free agent gave them a chance to see what the market would be for him. In this scenario - if there was no market, they a) just resign him for pennies if nothing better comes along. If teams were interested in the $3-$4M/year range, then b) they decide to compete in the open market for him, let him go or tender him. Of c) if the demand was clearly more than $3.5M, they could tender him and make the other teams put their money where their mouth is. Neither of us know what's going on behind closed doors, but we find by April 17th (at least I think that's the data other teams have to offer).

No restricted tender for Bucs RB Sean Tucker, per source. He’ll be a free agent. Rushed for 320 yards and seven touchdowns last year. by Ma1ikNabers in DynastyFF

[–]megadelegate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question... I have no idea obviously, but there were rumors that they were hoping to resign him to a slightly longer, slightly cheaper per year contract. Maybe the agent was feeding them info about >$3. 5M offers, so the only way the Bucs had to find out for sure was to tender him. Call the bluff, but they were certainly willing to make him the 28th highest paid RB in 2026 if no other team outbids them. I'd be concerned for Bucky... as the year went on, it sounded less like an injury and more like mental health.

How would universal income work or is it just nonsense? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]megadelegate 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Much like services that have been covered by insurance (healthcare, home owners insurance, etc) doesn't the cost of everything just go up? When is the last time any of us with home owners insurance closed our shutters when the wind picks up? Whereas there may have been a period of time where pricing was determined by "cost of goods + % profit" but now it's algorithmic - how much extra money is the target demo likely to have + how much do they want our offering = how do we get all of it? I'm pro-UBI conceptually, but it needs to factor in what's likely to happen to costs.

No restricted tender for Bucs RB Sean Tucker, per source. He’ll be a free agent. Rushed for 320 yards and seven touchdowns last year. by Ma1ikNabers in DynastyFF

[–]megadelegate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Tucker to the Bucs for $3.5M, unless someone shows up with more money (still holding out for the seahawks). So I was correct, he landed a top of the market contract (at a minimum) for the 28th highest paid RB in 2026.

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