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  1. Willihammer
    Here's a report that has some facts: http://journalistsresource.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/MassShootings_CongResServ.pdf and a spreadsheet from motherjones.com which appears to have a slightly different data set. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/mass-shootings-mother-jones-full-data
  2. Willihammer
    Its funny how quickly the identify of the offense changed. Last year they were among the leaders in walks. This year their OBP has taken a hit but they have been "clutch." Maybe next year it all comes together? It was encouraging to see Nunez and Rosario both draw walks in the same inning the other day. And Santana last night (that was huge).
  3. Willihammer
    After sleeping on it and the result of last night's game I'm glad the Twins didn't throw at Ramirez to start the game. I'm glad they didn't let the flagrant batton flip of a butthurt futility infielder distract them from the goal of winning the WC spot. Cleveland for their part did everything right. Ramirez said the right things after the game and in batting him leadoff, Francona offered Ramirez up to get the issue out of the way so there was no confusion. Water under the bridge at this point.
  4. Willihammer
    I'm not sure they have what I would call a "deep" lineup, they can go down 1-2-3 in any given inning but also seems like they can unload 4-5 runs in any given inning too. This squad has an interesting mix of speed/power. Not base stealing speed so much but enough to pressure the pitcher and take advantage of past balls and such. I wonder if that is part of the reason for "lucky" sequencing.
  5. Willihammer
    The more I think about it, yeah, bring Hunter back. Give him another 1/10 deal.
  6. Willihammer
    Fine, it was a terrible play by Molitor. It was not a personal one any way you slice it.
  7. Willihammer
    Um yes, with 2 outs, a base open and a .650 batter on deck you walk Kipnis 100 time out of 100. Ramirez can only blame himself for his lousy production to this point. If he took it personally then he is really thick.
  8. Willihammer
    Kipnis is a premier player batting .850. He is a two time all star who has gotten MVP votes. Ramires is 23 y/o futility infielder. If Ramirez took the IBB to Kipnis as a personal jab then I hope the Twins bean him for being an idiot. Maybe it will knock some sense into him. If Ramirez flipped his bat for any other reason then I hope they bean him too for being an idiot and also to stoke a rivalry for next season. Only if the game presents an easy opportunity though.
  9. Willihammer
    No it was not a personal jab at Ramirez by the Twins to intentionally walk one of the 2-3 best 2Bs in the game (and a LHH to boot) in the heat of a wildcard chase. It was a tactical move, obviously.
  10. Willihammer
    Hunter's great. I love how he plays. I'm going to remember a lot from this year - the called strike 3 tirade which was an all-timer for a Twins ejection. The failed steal of home which was probably as dumb as it was awesome (is there a better baseball play than a steal of home?). All his fake-catches on balls he's too slow to get to anymore, trying to deke the runners. That works about 1 time in 25 but that's enough for him (and I love that attitude). The guy is just a dynamic performer who puts a ton of thought into every little thing. I don't know how much impact Hunter had on the record this year and I doubt its even repeatable but I have enjoyed watching his homecoming more than any single player-season I've watched ever.
  11. Willihammer
    Can you be more clear please. As someone who works a minimum wage job and probably falls into a lower income bracket than most on this board, I don't feel the need to revolt. I am honestly perplexed as to why so many others who are better off keep predicting it.
  12. Willihammer
    I think you are raising a point that is at best tangentially related to the issue of taxing the rich. Any merger or acquisition made by google has to be approved by the SEC, no?
  13. Willihammer
    I wasn't responding to one of your posts. You asked for clarification on a post and that was my clarification. Ashbury suggested a 90% tax on the 2nd ten million but that was in jest (I think). Also income for the CEO of google and some other companies is basically none of their compensation so that's sort of a null point. If you wanted to tax the elite of google you would have to do so through other means.
  14. Willihammer
    Its been suggested that the elite who own huge corporations like Google should be taxed more heavily because of assumptions about inequality. Google Maps, and the subsidiary industries that app has spawned, are examples of how a multi-billion dollar corporation that is allowed to keep its profits and reinvest them when it chooses, can produce sources of long term growth and wealth. Something most people in the 99% are not able to do and something the government is not able to do as efficiently.
  15. Willihammer
    And all of these services are made possible by one thing - google maps. Google, a 430 billion mega corporation.
  16. Willihammer
    Uber has some sketchy practices recruiting drivers but overall they deliver a terrific cheap product and the ability to clock in and out at will is hugely appealing for drivers. And yes $20/ride will cover gas & depreciation. If the Amazon jobs are anything like it, it will be another huge win both for consumers and drivers. If anything the CEO would deserve a raise IMO. The owners of postmates aren't multi-billionares. Food delivery is a hugely competitive space right now (I drive for Bitesquad which is a direct competitor), there is not room for anyone's pockets to be getting lined.
  17. Willihammer
    OK. That makes more sense although still seems unnecessarily staggered.
  18. Willihammer
    Farm subsidies seem like an obvious spending cut that should be talked about more, especially from the party that is supposed to be about fiscal responsibility. I would be curious to hear any arguments as to why they shouldn't be phased out completely. As for income taxes, why should a guy making 50,000 pay 10% and a guy making 50,001 pay 20%? The obvious answer seems like a smooth logarithmic curve whose equation depends on the status of single / married / how many dependents there are.
  19. Willihammer
    The poster I quoted said he had a friend who used pot as a substitute for his ADD and ADHD medication. "I would rather have a few hits than take advil for a headache any day of the week." I could be wrong, but that sounds like rationalizing to me. Complete BS, in other words. Maybe my experiences have distorted my opinion on this topic but I have heard all kinds of justifications from people on why their drug use isn't a problem, ie. made up benefits of the drug, "its natural," etc. In reality the opposite is often true -they are just addicts and their physical and mental health is being harmed by continued use.
  20. Willihammer
    No, yes, yes. Tackle the problem from the demand side instead of the supply side by treating it as a public health problem, IMO.
  21. Willihammer
    I'm in favor of decriminalization. The poster I quoted referred to drug legalization. This has been referenced elsewhere in the thread and that is a step too far IMO and further than anything Portugal has done. My understanding is Portugal treats marijuana use as a public health problem which is the correct way to think about it IMO.
  22. Willihammer
    "Hey man, I self medicate." Yeah I've heard that one before. Ask him again in 5-10 years if he feels the same way. I don't want to get much deeper into the world's dumbest pissing contest but to be clear, the amount of pot I personally have consumed numbers in the xx-ounces, so I'm not basing my opinions on what I've seen of Cheech and Chong. It is true that regular users have burnt out receptors and so aren't as sensitive to THC, like with any drug. I maintain there are no legitimate merits for 99% of people.
  23. Willihammer
    This seems disingenuous. The price control they're suggesting would have directly impacted inflation and probably productivity too. Over the 47 years since 1968, we can only guess as to how the compounding effects would have impacted the economy today. It seems quite possible that we would not have enjoyed the 4% annual GDP growth and real household growth in all income quintiles that we had over that timespan. Interest rates, the value of the dollar, balance of trade, it all would have been effected.
  24. Willihammer
    This is the sort of questioning that should be asked more. Markets are generally efficient and its extremely difficult to anticipate all of the short and long-term impacts of price controlling one of them. Which is why the default position should be to leave them alone unless a situation really warrants intervention, which I'm not convinced is the case with respect to the federal minimum wage in 2015. It also gets at the concept of nominal vs real income, a concept most people behind the $15 minimum wage movement don't seem to understand or don't care to think about. Yes the minimum wage has stayed flat for a while but inflation has stayed low too.
  25. Willihammer
    Agree. Most people react with their emotions and aren't thoughtful about the consequences of a raise in the federal minimum wage to $12 (advocated by Clinton) or $15 (advocated by Sanders). They are counting on voters to act irrationally and vote for the "good" guy. The truth is that either of those increases would directly impact growth in the middle of the country where prices are lower. Retail and restaurants in Texas, Kansas, Alabama etcwho are still paying at 7.25 would not be able to cope with the new law and be forced to lay off a disproportionate share of their employees, if not forced to close shop outright. New job openings would place even higher emphasis on prior experience and make entry into the labor market more difficult. Not to mention that as prices go up, the new armies of unemployed would need to be paid even more in benefits, increasing the costs of social programs (and the taxes needed to pay for them). It is pandering, absolutely.
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