traderdave wrote:

pacino wrote:

"Once tax reform is signed into law, AT&T plans to invest an additional $1 billion in the United States in 2018 and pay a special $1,000 bonus to more than 200,000 AT&T U.S. employees — all union-represented, non-management and front-line managers," CEO Randall Stephenson said in a press release. "If the President signs the bill before Christmas, employees will receive the bonus over the holidays."

AT&T wasn't alone in touting its plans to spend a portion of its windfall on workers. Boeing also announced what it described as a $300 million "employee-related and charitable investment" stemming from the tax cuts. Other companies are expected to buy back stock or pay down debt with their savings.

I don't want to sound ungrateful but AT&T reported $48.5 BILLION of cash and equivalents on its 9/30/17 balance sheet. Boeing reported approximately $10 BILLION. Besides, if Stephenson really wanted to do his employees a solid, he would wait until to give them the bonus so they can pay the lower tax rate on it.

thephan wrote:The overvote is a straight ticket ballot that had both the R & D bubble filled in. The D was crossed out, so the vote counted for the R after a party lawyer brought it forward for court arbitration.

How to remedy? Pull a name out of a hat.

No, I am not #$!&@ you.

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

thephan wrote:The overvote is a straight ticket ballot that had both the R & D bubble filled in. The D was crossed out, so the vote counted for the R after a party lawyer brought it forward for court arbitration.

How to remedy? Pull a name out of a hat.

No, I am not #$!&@ you.

My biggest issue with that ruling is that it relies heavily on the presumption that a voter would be more inclined to a party-line ballot. Sure, statistically that is more likely than not, but that's a shitty basis to potentially flip control of an entire legislative body.

CalvinBall wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:verbal circle jerk of the most vile republicans going on right now.

and the d sucking of wrinkly ol trump as supreme leader. horrific.

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

thephan wrote:The overvote is a straight ticket ballot that had both the R & D bubble filled in. The D was crossed out, so the vote counted for the R after a party lawyer brought it forward for court arbitration.

How to remedy? Pull a name out of a hat.

No, I am not #$!&@ you.

My biggest issue with that ruling is that it relies heavily on the presumption that a voter would be more inclined to a party-line ballot. Sure, statistically that is more likely than not, but that's a #$!&@ basis to potentially flip control of an entire legislative body.

CalvinBall wrote:they should draw rocks or have a fire building competition.

h/t survivor

CalvinBall wrote:it is almost like they had that money all along and didnt need a tax break to pay their employees more

CFP wrote:https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/943575477628923904

LMAO this guy can't be real

“As you consider your vote, I encourage you to know the president and the U.S. take this vote personally,” read the letter, according to multiple media outlets that have viewed the document.

“The president will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report back on those who voted against us.”

Referencing tomorrow's UN vote criticizing the US embassy move," Haley wrote on Twitter alongside a photo of her and Trump at the U.N. "In the words of the President, 'Let them vote against us, we'll save a lot.' "

The Savior wrote:Is trump really waiting until January to sign?

thephan wrote:While you were watching napalming of sensible, measured tax reform over a get richer quick scheme, Nikki Haley went a little nuts.

“As you consider your vote, I encourage you to know the president and the U.S. take this vote personally,” read the letter, according to multiple media outlets that have viewed the document.

“The president will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report back on those who voted against us.”

WTF is this bullying strategy? Does it make us look smart? Me thinks we look pathetic on the world stage.

Adding to the pile of WTF, what is this?

Referencing tomorrow's UN vote criticizing the US embassy move," Haley wrote on Twitter alongside a photo of her and Trump at the U.N. "In the words of the President, 'Let them vote against us, we'll save a lot.' "

thephan wrote:

Vice President Mike Pence and his family live with two cats, a rabbit and a snake (no confirmation if this is Mother's pet name for Mike, or if it some weird reminder of original sin) at their official residence on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington.

That makes them "low-class," according to his boss (Trump), who said he was "embarrassed" by the menagerie, and who labeled the Pences "yokels," according to The Atlantic.

Don is pretty much a dick to everyone, he just keeps it a little more quiet about people who come bearing money.

thephan wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

thephan wrote:The overvote is a straight ticket ballot that had both the R & D bubble filled in. The D was crossed out, so the vote counted for the R after a party lawyer brought it forward for court arbitration.

How to remedy? Pull a name out of a hat.

No, I am not #$!&@ you.

My biggest issue with that ruling is that it relies heavily on the presumption that a voter would be more inclined to a party-line ballot. Sure, statistically that is more likely than not, but that's a #$!&@ basis to potentially flip control of an entire legislative body.

I agree completely. I assume it is not open for public inspection. That X is hanging chad like. Double vote of any type should be a problem. I have no idea how, but you must be able to get a replacement ballot.

He’s also part-owner of a Mayfair property that was home to the infamous Casper’s Place, as several tipsters pointed out to Philadelphia Weekly. In 2008, the neighborhood watering hole garnered citywide notoriety when offensive T-shirts bearing the bar’s name surfaced around town.

The shirts prominently advertised Casper’s logo with the iconic friendly ghost and a smattering of Irish shamrocks. While the tagline read “A Friendly Place To Drink,” the specter’s speech bubble suggested otherwise to African Americans: “No Spooks Allowed!” the ghost exclaimed.

Casper’s Place has since been replaced by another bar called the Parish Pub, but the Cottman Avenue property owner, KSC Ventures LLC, has been consistent since 2006. That’s where Kilkenny — one of the property owners, and a former shareholder of Casper’s business — comes in.

To hear him tell it, Casper’s “wasn’t an ordinary watering hole” but a “friendly, neighborhood establishment.” More importantly, he says, neither the bar nor the building owners signed off on the T-shirt with the bar’s name on it.

“KSC Ventures as property owners — and Casper’s Place as business owners and operators — never authorized the manufacture or knew anything at all about the offensive T-shirt,” Kilkenny said, in an email to PW. “No sales of the shirt were ever authorized by KSC Ventures, or Casper’s Place. The property owners and the business owners were made aware of the unpalatable clothing, and took immediate action.”

Kilkenny called the message “disgusting and nauseating,” but the origin of the T-shirts remains a mystery.

“This allegation came to light in the press, almost eight years ago,” he continued. “I condemned the actions then, and I continue to condemn them now. I not only see a problem with these repulsive words on articles of clothing, I have a problem with this language in any conversation, or dialogue.”

“KSC did investigate all rumors, brought to our attention, through both word of mouth/hearsay and online posts,” he wrote. “Our findings determined that the online posters, and those spreading the rumors, were former employees, or antagonists of current employees associated with Casper’s Place (ex-partners, mutual admirers of the same person, patrons who may have been flagged for behavior unbecoming of the establishment, etc.)”