Boatdrinks

Can “ next “ be in 2019 please ?

Hmmm. I think he’d still be a dominant player when healthy, just without all the SB rings.

Nah, that’s just how lawyers want the public to perceive things. Settle because it is a nuisance, simple as that.

I’ll say 2-4 in the AFCE and 5-5 outside of it, so 7-9. Give or take a win here and there due to injuries and whatnot. The top end for this year’s edition will be about 8-9 wins if the offense improves dramatically.

Murray will be a spectacular bust as an NFL QB. Shouldn’t be drafted anywhere near the first 2 rounds.

Hmmmmm... will Beane outbid the Jest ?

Might be referencing the Barr situation

Right. Perhaps it could be changed gradually over time. A massive overhaul immediately would affect all of us in some way and some worse than others. Many of those may be our own aunts and uncles , grandparents et al.

Who’s arguing against tax cuts ? Personally, I’d love an income tax cut. However, the big picture must be considered. Whatever your intention was with the 10% example, I just provided some numbers as food for thought in the overall conversation.

The top 10% of filers in 2016 earned 46.56% of total AGI and paid an average tax rate of 21.19%. Those taxes accounted for 69.47% share of all income taxes paid for that year. That is who is paying above 20% on average. The income split for that group was around 140k annually. Plus state income tax depending where you live. The primary focus of the thread I believe was federal income tax, but it’s true we pay lots more in taxes than just what is reflected in our returns. Living in NYS means probably even more so in all those types of fees.

A quick scan of 2016 data shows that the top 10% of filers nationwide accounted for 46.56% of total AGI that year. That group paid almost a 70% share of ALL income tax collected ( 69.47% ) The average tax rate paid was 21.19%. That’s over double your proposed rate of 10%. The income split point to be in that 10% was just a bit under $140,000. Hardly a billionaire. Further, the income split to join the top 25% of filers is only around $ 81,000. The average rate for that group was 17.84 %. Also a healthy amount over 10%. So a 10% tax rate would amount to a slash and burn of government in pretty much all areas. This sounds good, but wait. Some two thirds of the annual government budget goes to healthcare and retirement. I’m guessing a billionaire isn’t collecting a huge portion of money from any of those government expenditures. I’m not sure what % of filers you reach the threshold for, but I’d bet there aren’t many of the top 1% nationally that hang out on this message board. Just food for thought and yes I’d love an income tax cut personally. Check the numbers and you’ll see it’s also wildly unfeasable.

While your figure of 421k in income represents the threshold to put a taxpayer in the 1%, it’s not exactly the whole picture. The threshold is quite different from state to state, and the average income of the top 1% of earners nationwide is actually $1.32 million. So while an income of $255 k gets you into the 1% in New Mexico, you’d need to triple that income to make the top 1% if you moved to Connecticut. The bottom line is, an AGI of $ 1.3 million gets you in the top 1% of all tax returns in the US. So nationally ,while the top 50% of returns paid 97% of all individual income taxes in 2016 and the bottom 50% paid the other 3% it takes an AGI of $40,000 or less to cross the threshold into the bottom 50%.

Cool . I don’t care what you think you know about the scumbag. I also don’t care what you consider to be fair or not. Check into it, it’s not that hard to find it. I’m not trying to convince you it’s apparent that you don’t want to know. I’m glad he won’t be playing in the league, and he can go create a utopian police hating state in Cuba or something.

Yeah, like his donations to scumbags that kill cops ? The guy is a goddamn disgrace of a human .

This seems a logical presumption. As fans, we have too look at what is being done currently around the league.

There may be some discrepancy between your numbers and the facts. According to dataUSA, the median household income in Erie County NY stands at $54,246.PSL target market will be those at and well above that figure. Your figure of $31,500 seems off the mark and quite low. So nothing that the taxpayer is responsible for is worthwhile ?

If you’re going to have a take, it might as well be a scorcher.

Wins, wins, and more wins. That would do it.

Nope, I’ll be pulling for the full ACL, achilles, fibula or whatever. I’d settle for the injury you describe, though.

Right. Imo , “ social justice” is code for anti Police , anti law, anti white, anti male , anti hetero. Crock of BS

Belichick doesn’t Coach offense or QBs.

Lol, Blakemans crew is one of the few that will not automatically throw a flag because the NE player goes into a spastic fit and demands it. Also flags NE for offensive / defensive holding when the game is still to be decided. Vinovich and Corrente are also pretty fair and even. The rest are a mess, and Steratore retiring didn’t help matters. I see a Pats* floozy Ref ( John Parry) is assigned to the Super Bowl. Hope like heck the Pats* aren’t there, because the opponent won’t get a fair shake like last year with Gene’s crew.

There is no way to say they can’t get it done. They can, but imo they painted themselves in a corner with their teardown strategy. The reason is they will need to be exceptional at drafting players and get fortunate with some judicious FA signings. They didn’t keep much to build around, and to me that means they may run out of time before their blueprint leads to success.

That’s an historically great first year starting QB though. How many teams get one of those ?

However, the Fish were blown out in their last game and Tannehill was a seventh year starterwho has yet to look “ franchise”.It all comes down to if the ownership feels the team is headed in the right direction and has confidence in the HC & GM. If they do not, 3 years is about normal for changes to be made these days. Josh Allen will be a second year starter next season, and I’m sure that and other factors will be taken into account. There is no set rule or parameters.