Bill from NYC
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It is odd, but i dont remember much about him.
I DO however remember his brother Larry Little. Imo, he was one of the top 5 OGs to ever play football, if not THE best.
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I do - and I think a flat tax would be more fair to everyone. It would also eliminate all of the hidden taxes (like gas, weird taxes on the phone bills, etc). Everyone would actually know what they're paying. That in itself would keep these idiots in check.
Also, it'd seriously deplete the size and power of the IRS. Beautiful in its simplicity.
If a flat tax were to be enacted, tell me how many minutes it would take to get the first rate increase?
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Are you calling him a pseudo-Libertarian?
I am changing my registration to Libertarian due to the work I am doing for the party, but I am not a true Libertarian. They have several policies that scare me. Technically, I am somewhere between an old school conservative and a Libertarian. Maybe JSP is similar in philosophy?
I will never be a libertarian because of that fist/nose cliche. It is far too all inclusive and self perpetuating.
In national elections, I have been voting for repubs because I consider myself relatively sane. If the dems (or an independant with the means to run a campaign) were to put forth something better than disgraceful candidates that we have seen in the elections and primaries, I would be open to change.
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Yeah, you've got a lot going for you. TOO much to be a wuss on a property ownership issue that involves stronger government.
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Ken, if I am not being too personal, do you own a home? Are you paying a mortgage on a home, or property?
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I have been posting back and forth with Joe for at least 7 years. I have drank beer with him at RWS, and even met his brother. Joe is a superb person, a great guy.
That said, dont completely buy that "libertarian" thing. He is weaker than weak on the smoking ban.
AD, from what I read, comes way closer to being a libertarian from where I sit.
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TD is just playing his cards, and The Cards. In all likelihood, since he hasn't pulled the trigger on a straight up swap (IF that is really what has been offered) he thinks he can get either an extra pick out of the Cards, and if that doesn't happen, get Shelton after he is cut for a lesser price. Sure, there is risk involved and perhaps he loses out. There is ZERO chance however, that MM and Jim McNally are telling him, and they do talk you know, that we NEED a LT so get us one quick before we're left out in the cold. There are not going to be a lot of teams willing to pay Shelton big bucks if he were to be cut at this point in the game.
IMO, TD will probably take the deal before the draft, he's just waiting to see if the Cards will sweeten the pot.
When all is said and done, and all the whining has settled, I could easily envision the Bills with Anderson, Shelton and Bass or one of the other second round centers, and we'll be fine on the line. After passing on Demulling at 2.2 mil a year after talking with his agent on a daily basis, the coaches must have told him we like our guys and be successful this year, we don't have to overpay. That will be shown on the field next year.
KTD, are you willing to accept the claim by TH and his agent that an offer is on the tables as the in fact truth?
Personally, I have serious doubts.
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Bill, I'm sure you are right about some people having a sense of superiority, but I think it has more to do with the fact that those middle manager level people can't afford braces for their own kids, they see the local school district cutting the music program because of lack of funding, the pot holes don't get filled on their street, etc., but then they have to foot the bill for the public employees union that strong arms it's way to some huge pay increase or generous benefits package. Who is fighting for the taxpayers?
At my company, we try to give a generous benefits package because 1) like most companies (despite the propaganda from unions and proponents of big gov't) we do value our employees, 2) it is very costly to replace employees who leave, 3) it is proven that good benefits = more productive workers. The difference is that in the private sector, there is a bottom line. If we don't make a profit, we go bankrupt. We can't run a deficit and we can't go raise taxes on the companies that are making money. Thus, the benefit costs need to be managed just like any other major expense item. And that means passing on some of the cost to the employees. It's economic reality. To push through a benefits package just because you can and let some future taxpayer worry about it is irresponsible.
Your posting makes total sense. The thing is, unions do seem to be going in the direction that you cite. Other than Long Island Teachers, I am not seeing any huge contracts being awarded to uninized workers, are you?
Then of course, there is the other extreme, Wal Mart. They are being slowly picked apart by lawsuits, and I am loving it. Aren't you just as sick of funding Wal Mart employees with food stamps, etc. as you are of paying for benefits for public employees? It is almost the same thing, no?
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That's true about the 2 way street. But the difference usually is that those who are on that other side of the street aren't lambasting players and speculating about them as people. They also don't usually throw away or disregard said player's contributions they have made to the team. In fact , they are usually "hung up" on the player's former contributions to the team and are unwilling to "let go". This may be myopic, but atleast they are civil about it. I suppose it's pick your poison though. Some will completely disregard any thing good the player has ever done and will exaggerate about their poor qualities, while others will wax on about how every player on the Bills is in the top 5 at their position.
Well said. This thread, and the whole issue of TH comes down to our speculation of what he is worth, and if he is correct about Ariz. being willing to make the trade (straight up) right now.
I raise the possibility that TH himself probably doesn't even know what is or is not true wrt this deal. His agent might not even know for that matter.
It seems to me that this is a business proposition between 2 professionals, TD and Green.
My opinion is that TH, because of his glaring limitations, and the trade return for clearly superior rbs, has little value. I could certainly be wrong. We will find out soon enough, but Henry is not helping his cause by making moronic statements.
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Before the late seventies, GM was making great cars with the same unionized workers Joe. They were also making a good profit, right?
Anyway, even if the UAW was partially to blame, certainly you dont absolve the GM execs of all guilt, right?
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I wouldn't know, since ALL the full-time teachers in her district are in the PSEA.
Good for the auto workers. They should also have to compensate the people whose jobs they cost.
GM cars suck because GM is not an innovator in the vein of Toyota, VW or Honda.
You definitely have leftist tendencies when it comes to economics. You can't help it though, you drank the union Kool-Aid.
So you think that everything in "Roger and Me" was pure BS?
Joe, they were using laid off auto workers as statues at their parties, dressed in costumes.
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Does she pay as much as non-union teachers? I HOPE that she has good health insurance. She teaches our children.
Besides, the article that you linked says that the auto workers would now have to pay some of the cost.
I think that GM cars are bad because of the profit grab made by the company in the late seventies. They made worse cars, raised the prices and outsourced jobs.
You know me. Do you think I am a leftist? That said, Michale Moore had it right in "Roger and Me."
Jmo.
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I hope each and every word is true!
What did the same guy say about Leaf and Akili Smith?
My point is that all we can do is hope for the best and support the kid, but he has proven zero.
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38,000 white collar workers at GM to lose their jobs becaus of this kind of Union greed:
"Analysts have long expected that GM would be forced to seek major concessions from the United Auto Workers on issues as fundamental as head count, capacity and benefits. For example, GM’s unionized workers currently pay nothing for health insurance."
Joe, you are forever turning down the use of your wife's generous medical plan because she belongs to a union, right? Do you want her to waive her pension as well?
Why cry while having a loaf of bread under each arm?
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Hmmm, Joe. I'm guessing that the CEO and other bigwigs at GM pay nothing for their health insurance. They also have golden parachutes that probably include HI for life as well. You probably think that's OK though, right? God forbid that anyone who does work for a living and doesn't sit around a board room trading golf stories and smoking $100 Montecristo's should benefit from the profits of the company they work for. A travesty! Now with the cost of health care skyrocketing because of the lack of government regulations, companies don't want to pay anymore. With the Pharmaceuticals in Bush's back pocket, this is unlikely to change. That the richest country in the world cannot control medical costs is inexcuseable. So go ahead and keep consuming the conservative drivel that the blame lies with average people, not the greedy health insurance, Pharmacuetical industries . The middle class is quickly becoming a thing of the past. If companies could pay sri lanka wages with no benefits in the US you'd bet they would in a new york second. This is why we need Unions. It probably wasn't that long ago that this type of health benefit was quite common. You act as though it is unheard of. It is, where there are no unions.
>>>God forbid that anyone who does work for a living and doesn't sit around a board room trading golf stories and smoking $100 Montecristo's should benefit from the profits of the company they work for. A travesty!<<<
No, I am sure that corporate execs do more than this.
>>>Now with the cost of health care skyrocketing because of the lack of government regulations, companies don't want to pay anymore. With the Pharmaceuticals in Bush's back pocket, this is unlikely to change.<<<
You are joking, right? Didn't Hillary make millions in pharmaceutical stocks? Was she not on the advisory board at Wal Mart? Tell me that you don't buy the drivel that the dems are "friends of labor." People like the afforementioned witch and Kerry will turn on labor, and anything else (abortions, war policy, etc.) in order to get elected.
Other than that, I agree with your post. Very often, mid-level white collar workers want to feel that they are in some way superior to a union electrician, etc. It angers them to see a cops kid get braces because of benefits that their union fought for, when they perhaps cannot.
Well, if they were of such value to their companies, they too would get these benefits and more.
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I dont think that this is about being a vulture. I almost crashed this board years ago (before Travis added sliding on his ass to his repertoire) when I stated that I was sick and tired of him fumbling away football games.
I also stated that Gilbride was responsible for some (no, not all) of his yardage. In those days, the Bills had ZERO pass protection, and defenders blitzed on nearly every down. Often they were running past TH at the LOS.
I stand by this, and my opinion that TH is not a very good back.
Btw, this loyalty/vulture issue is surely a 2 Way street. There is the other extreme that inflates the value of poor players because they are Buffalo Bills. There were fans that were dead against cutting Fina and Ostroski when they were being paid millions, and clearly done.
Coming here and suggesting a trade such as Travis Henry for Jason Taylor, Robert Gallery, or the #2 pick in the draft fits that mold, no?
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Just inane, stupid ramblings from a sack of sh-- scumbag, who also happens to be a bad football player.
Hey, Travis Lovers....do you think that comments like the above help the Buffalo Bills Football Team? Do you think that they help the trade situation? Does this mean that we wont get Robert Gallery nor Jason Taylor in an even swap?
If TD were to cut this miscreant scumbag tomorrow, the Buffalo Bills would gain approx. 1 mil in cap space and be a better franchise.
It really is time to pull the plug on this blight on the history of this wonderful franchise......the Buffalo Bills Football Team!
Yeah, time to cut this dumbass scumbag!
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My Friend............
Ostroski: A bag of sh--. He was the worst OC in NFL history, and cost the Bills in the neighborhood of 5 mil to cut.
Lacina: Light in the ass. Also, I like OGs to do something.
Nails: A fat, worthless scumbag who would stand there as RJ was bleeding on the ground after a late hit. Out of the league.....garbage.
Other than Ruben Brown, CV is the first good OG on the Buffalo Bills since Davis. CV is a monster RG, and the improved play of MW directly reflects his presence.
Jmo.
Wanna go back to the Union Topic?
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Gavin, my old friend, there is never a reason to say something this cruel to me, is there?