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@TomMarsLaw College sports were initially created to recruit new students that pay full rate. If the tennis program isnt doing this, this makes sense. It only is surprising other schools arent doing the same- to more sports. A college sports program must drive ROI for the school.

As a “tennis father” who spent years traveling the southeast U.S. to take my son to tournaments, I’m disappointed that Arkansas is dropping its tennis program. But one look at the current roster explains why.

@PeteFiutak I agree. School should be for education. But often it is the athletics that entices the students to attend school.

At some point, the world will wake up and realize that this isn’t high school. You don’t need after-school activities to serve the mission of a world-class university, (Shall duck for cover now … I’m 0-for-1,924 trying to win this battle)

@kevinwlordbarry @johnarnold You are the lump sum of the 7 people you spend the most time with. If you are at an institution with more really smart people, there is a higher likelihood that the 7 people who spend the most time with will be really smart people. (I don't care about an SAT score).

@johnarnold There are studies that show if you take two people with equivalent SAT scores and one goes to an elite college and the other doesn't, they still have equivalent incomes later in life. Basically, once you account for applicant quality, school quality doesn't matter.

Some version of this statistic is published a zillion times a year to argue that everyone should go to a 4-year college even though it doesn't come close to supporting that conclusion. #Stats101

@TheJacobTurner If you make $10 million a year from ages 21 to 25, keep 47% after taxes and agent fees, and the money doubles every seven years, you would have $926 million by retirement at age 60.

The NFL draft kicked off last night with top picks making $20,000,000+. Yet here is the math that athletes really need to understand... *You will pay 30-50% of their contract value in taxes + agent fees. *You will retire with a time horizon of more than 50+ years *A safe withdrawal rate on your money is 3-5%. That means every $1,000,000 you have saved produces roughly $30,000 - $50,000 of spending in retirement.

@HelmetAddict They all look exactly the same.

If a professional graphic designer handed this in, they would be fired.

@shebringsjoy Only 28% of people on SNAP have a job. How do you motivate the least motivated and least educated Americans to get off their couch and get a job? (at least the 72% not working). Maybe they could replace all the foreigners who've abandoned the US because of ICE and mow lawns.

I’m not on SNAP, but I will tell you: This is an ignorant take. I don’t buy rotisserie chickens, but I do know they’re less expansive than a whole chicken. I also know that time is money, and most families on SNAP are probably working families. Cheap ready made food, that’s real food, gives poor parents time to help children with homework, or to play with them, or get caught up on housekeeping, etc. We have to find a balance between making people accountable and encouraging healthy relationships, and I think this area is one where we can definitely allow a little wiggle room.

@OwenShroyer1776 You might be missing the point. This is an opportunity for football fans to gather in the off-season and get excited about the season to come. At the MLB Draft, the players to not even attend, and the fans still go crazy.

A mosh pit of men standing around waiting to hear names listed that they can access immediately after online. The NFL Draft is the worst and most overhyped event in sports.

@negligible_cap People who pay less in taxes have their vote count the same as people who pay more in taxes. Make that make sense? Your vote should count $1 per vote point that you pay in taxes. If you pay more, your say should count more.

Ken Griffin is “appalled” that Zohran used his $238m Manhattan penthouse in his tax the rich promotional video Citadel is now apparently considering bailing on their construction plans to build a new office in Midtown. The project would involve $6 billion in spending and would create 15k permanent jobs in NYC according to Citadel’s COO "It is shameful that he used Ken's name as the example of those who supposedly aren't carrying their fair share of the burdens associated with New York City's often costly and wasteful spending," the email said. "In doing so, the mayor has once again manifested the ignorance and disdain of the elite political class towards those who have been consistently committed to building one of the greatest cities in the world." Would be both incredibly petty but also hilarious if Citadel backed out of their plans over this

I dont need your AI chatbot. ChatGPT already has all the info your chatbot has, and I looked there first. How about some human interaction from an American!

@OCpatriot_ Property tax isn't taxing the house. It is taxing the property for services you are receiving while living in the house. Surely, you understand this, and are just posting click bait. And I'm feeding the troll.

🚨 **Property Tax 101** 🚨 I bet you never thought about this. - If you buy **stock** and the price rises, you're not taxed on the increase until you **sell** it. - If you buy **gold**, same thing - no tax on the gain until you cash out. - Pretty much every other asset works the same way: taxes hit only on **realized** profit. **BUT NOT HOMES.** Nope. Buy a home for $200,000. Five years later it's worth $300,000. The state reassesses it and jacks up your **property taxes** to reflect the new "value." You haven't received a dime more in your pocket. No sale. No cash. But you're now paying higher taxes **every single year** on gains you haven't realized - and might **never** realize. This keeps happening year after year after year. You might live in that home for 30 years. You might **never** sell it. Yet the government keeps taxing you on "wealth" that exists only on paper. How is this fair or reasonable? You "own" your home... but only as long as you can keep paying the ever-rising rent to the state. Thoughts? Is property tax the ultimate "unrealized gains" tax on the middle class? #PropertyTax #Homeownership #TaxFairness

@Handre They do the same with sales tax, real estate tax, etc. Its all double-taxed. But more like 10x taxed, because then you buy gasoline and its taxes again.

Capital gains tax represents one of the most egregious examples of double taxation in the federal code, yet politicians treat it as if they're taxing "unearned" income for the first time. You earn $100,000, pay income tax on it, and save $70,000 after Uncle Sam takes his cut. You invest that already-taxed money in stocks, real estate, or bonds. Ten years later, you sell for $140,000. The government swoops in again, demanding capital gains tax on your $70,000 profit. They're taxing the same economic activity twice: your initial productive work that generated the savings, then the delayed consumption that made investment possible. Capital gains represent nothing more than the time value of money plus compensation for risk. When you save instead of consume immediately, you defer gratification to provide capital for productive investment. That $70,000 you invested didn't sit idle; it funded business expansion, job creation, and economic growth. The return you earned reflects both the productive use of that capital and inflation's erosion of purchasing power over time. The double taxation becomes even more perverse when you consider inflation. If your $70,000 investment becomes $140,000 over ten years, but inflation averaged 3% annually, your real purchasing power increased by roughly $18,000, not $70,000. Yet the IRS taxes the entire nominal gain, including the portion that merely kept pace with their own monetary debasement. Every dollar collected through capital gains tax is a dollar stolen twice; once from your labor, again from your thrift.

Nike needs to go all in on "Just do it" and not settle for "Just do it if you're up for it." @Nike

@demianbulwa @TWallack Maybe Christie could teach the basketball and football players how to get through college faster than 6 years.

"It takes most college students at least four years to earn a bachelor’s degree. Christie Williams finished in three months." By @TWallack wapo.st/4tgTruk

@AlpacaAurelius Map of US cigarette smokers.

americans in the southeast of the US have a 20 year shorter life expectancy than those elsewhere insane difference why?

@TexasCowgrl1111 Youre not being taxed on the house. You are being taxed on the property, and the services that come with it.

Hypothetically…….. I’m being taxed on money I never made. Let that sink in. If I bought my property outright for $60,000 in 2009 Now the county says it’s worth $246,000. Did I sell it? No. Did I make a profit? No. Did I get a check for $246,000? No. But my taxes jumped like I did. That’s the problem. This isn’t income. This isn’t cash. This is a number someone decided on paper — and now I’m being billed for it. If my stock portfolio doubles, I don’t pay taxes until I sell. If my income doesn’t increase, I don’t magically owe more income tax. So why does owning a home work differently? Why am I being taxed on unrealized gains? A house isn’t just an investment — it’s where people live. And this system means you can do everything right, pay off your home, and still get squeezed harder every year because of a number you never turned into money. You don’t truly own something if you can be taxed out of it. This isn’t about “services” or “inflation.” It’s about being charged for value you never received. And people are starting to notice. This needs to be on everyone’s mind✔️

@marcportermagee The whole point of learning for an extra 4 years is learning for an extra 4 years and the maturity that comes with it. A student graduating in 3 months has done neither. If you hire one, you are hiring a high school senior. If thats who you want to hire, go for it.

College students are now “speed-running” through higher ed: “It takes most college students at least four years to earn a bachelor’s degree. Christie Williams finished in three months.”

@munchgod3000 It's happened to doctors who don't match into residency for decades. Ask them. Supply and demand is real. If you go into a field without demand, that's on you. Dont blame the system.

What happens in America when everyone has a degree but there aren’t jobs available

@marcportermagee You get better teachers, because you increase the applicant pool. I know you know this.

What happens when you double teacher salaries? - You get more satisfied teachers - You do not get greater teacher effort - You do not get better student outcomes

@cboyack Do you also do your own dentistry? What about electrical work? Are you your own mechanic? Of course not. You want highly trained specialists teaching your kids specialized skills. Stay-at-home parents are 99% of the time not specialized in anything.

Homeschooling, in a nutshell, is refusing to outsource your child's formation to strangers with a curriculum you didn't choose.

@etanthomas36 Well, Nike rode on Air Jordan's forever. Kids today can't related to Jordan, as he retired before they were born. Nobody has stepped into Jordan's shoes.

NBA players are just as popular as they’ve always been. Maybe #Nike should stop making their shoes so outrageously expensive esp in this economy. Working parents are struggling to buy groceries, pay for gas, bills, taxes etc and you expect them to pay $200 for some sneakers ?