I presume the athletes would in fact pay taxes on any endorsement money they'd make. And we all know few athletes are going to make much if any money on endorsements--so would the scholarship tax only apply to athletes who have endorsements, or all athletes? Because that really would kill big time college athletics, which would probably be for the best anyway.

TenuredVulture wrote:I presume the athletes would in fact pay taxes on any endorsement money they'd make. And we all know few athletes are going to make much if any money on endorsements--so would the scholarship tax only apply to athletes who have endorsements, or all athletes? Because that really would kill big time college athletics, which would probably be for the best anyway.

I guess they could write the law anyway they want, but why limit to athletic scholarships?

Werthless wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:I presume the athletes would in fact pay taxes on any endorsement money they'd make. And we all know few athletes are going to make much if any money on endorsements--so would the scholarship tax only apply to athletes who have endorsements, or all athletes? Because that really would kill big time college athletics, which would probably be for the best anyway.

I guess they could write the law anyway they want, but why limit to athletic scholarships?

I would guess taxing all scholarships (including need based aid?) would not be politically popular in any jurisdiction.

In any event, I don't know what the big deal is. I don't what the deal is now, but back in the day, it wasn't unheard of for a student athlete to get an envelop with some spending money in it for showing up for a couple of hours at a car dealership or something.

The House recognized the Armenian genocide.

vote for bernie, college will be free for everyone, we won't even need to talk about scholarships

Werthless wrote:

TomatoPie wrote:https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/1189153270167564288?s=20

Haha, that is great. For the lazy:

I just caught that elsewhere and wanted to be sure it was here as well. laughing through the tears.

UK general election set for 12/12/19

Good of them to schedule it for a date we write the same way as they do

I have to assume that the GOP defense is aimed at the lazy voter who is unwilling to read the (wrongly named because it is a summary - "memorandum of a telephone conversation, not a verbatim transcript per the notice on the first page) Ukraine call transcript by saying that all this testimony is in some way false because of what the transcript says. It F'ing says exactly what most of these people are saying, ans sometimes with great precision.

I do have to give Zelinski credit, he totally played Trump.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u ... 9.2019.pdf

Bucky wrote:vote for bernie, college will be free for everyone, we won't even need to talk about scholarships

Hope this terrible idea loses steam soon.

thephan wrote:I have to assume that the GOP defense is aimed at the lazy voter who is unwilling to read the (wrongly named because it is a summary - "memorandum of a telephone conversation, not a verbatim transcript per the notice on the first page) Ukraine call transcript by saying that all this testimony is in some way false because of what the transcript says. It F'ing says exactly what most of these people are saying, ans sometimes with great precision.

I do have to give Zelinski credit, he totally played Trump.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u ... 9.2019.pdf

There's a reason every talking head keeps calling it a transcript. Worst part is that people seem to have tired of correcting them.

Uncle Milty wrote:

Bucky wrote:vote for bernie, college will be free for everyone, we won't even need to talk about scholarships

Hope this terrible idea loses steam soon.

It's a terrible idea when framed incorrectly, as above.

Rona not-Romney McDanials said “read the transcript” for proof of no Squid Bro Go.

Our local school board elections are some super contentious stuff. We live in a “good school district” and due to that, it’s a desirable place to buy if you have kids, which is driving home prices way up. As a result, the schools are gaining more and more students and need to expand. Yadda yadda yadda, we have a proposal in place that will build the new high school and will result in less than $20/mo property tax increase. HOWEVER, the Democratic majority on the school board voted to invest in some interest rate hedge against a bank for the bond to build the school and surprise surprise, they lost. Now the republican school board chair is being sued for 1st and 14th amendment violations for deleting comments off his public Facebook page. Then there’s a multi acre property with an extremely large home on it and a barn on the corner that has put up a huge sign that says “don’t make grandma lose her home!” Despite the fact that they do not pay any property taxes due to exemptions and they are fighting the new school tooth and nail to the point that there was a fist fight between the old man and a someone posting a sign on public land caddy corner from his big ass barn sign.

Kinda regret moving here...

It's like that everywhere

https://www.inquirer.com/business/phill ... 91007.html

This is the hedge we are getting beat on. Seems like this should not be something school districts should be doing.

They save money on interest though. That's what a hedge does. I don't see the problem with the strategy, but I can obviously see the political challenge. Taxpayers are not rational, risk neutral actors from your economics textbook.

Our school board race features an ad claiming the current woman in the job is allowing porn in the schools, spending tax dollars to put it there, and not stopping girls being videoed in the restrooms without recourse. It's rather bizarre.

It has to do with LGBTQ-related book titles, and books that deal with though topics like rape. No idea what the"filming girls in the restroom" is other then fear mongering.

jerseyhoya wrote:UK general election set for 12/12/19

Good of them to schedule it for a date we write the same way as they do

boris is gonna lose!!

Werthless wrote:They save money on interest though. That's what a hedge does. I don't see the problem with the strategy, but I can obviously see the political challenge. Taxpayers are not rational, risk neutral actors from your economics textbook.

our school district did the same thing and lost $3MIL! Broke ground a new $48M (or somewhere around there) middle school (which is, in fact, sorely needed). All to give one of our posters a bigger office!!

the ugliness of national partisan politics is making its way to the local offices unfortunately.

So, this new election bill Wolf worked on with Republicans is not great. It is pretty wild how much Wolf gives up in nearly every negotiation. It is almost like he is a Republican.

I have not heard one reason to eliminate straight party voting that makes any sense, yet it is being removed because it hurt Republicans at the polls.