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[Motown Bombers]

1 minute ago, mtutiger said:

I just think that it's an incredibly entitled viewpoint to assume that people can just abandon their careers and up and move on a whim.... and divorced from the reality that most people live with.

I mean, I wouldn't chose a career path in the first place where my only option is to live in Texas. It's like becoming a marine biologist if you really want to live in Arizona. 

[oblong]

5 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

I just think that it's an incredibly entitled viewpoint to assume that people can just abandon their careers and up and move on a whim.... and divorced from the reality that most people live with.

also many people in that demo want to be close to their parents as they age or for support when they have kids.  

 

[gehringer_2]

17 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

I just think that it's an incredibly entitled viewpoint to assume that people can just abandon their careers and up and move on a whim.... and divorced from the reality that most people live with.

this is certainly true, but the thing about a market is that it reflects aggregate behavior. As long as some people are willing and able to move, that can balance a market without every one having to. So wish you neighbor who decides to move well, because he is helping to lower housing costs in your high cost area by going. 

Of course if you own your home already then persuade him to stay put and keep accruing your profits!

Edited September 29, 2022 by gehringer_2

[mtutiger]

31 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

this is certainly true, but the thing about a market is that it reflects aggregate behavior. As long as some people are willing and able to move, that can balance a market without every one having to. So wish you neighbor who decides to move well, because he is helping to lower housing costs in your high cost area by going. 

Of course if you own your home already then persuade him to stay put and keep accruing your profits!

Personally, I would love to take the profits in our house and relocate to a place with less housing costs. I don't love where I live despite all the people moving here and the rising costs in real estate. Not to mention the significant increases in property taxes that come with it.

But again, that all sounds great in theory (ie. the article above) but in practice is much more difficult. Jobs and the availability of them are a big dictator in people's decisions.

[chasfh]

Shit's starting to get real for Brett Favre.

Seems to me his last refuge might be a public interview or press release begging the forgiveness of Jesus and the good Christian people of Mississippi as he admits to some sort of addiction or mental illness, then goes into hiding to wait out the storm.

1 big thing: 🏈 The fall of Favre

Photo illustration: Allie Carl/Axios. Photo: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images

As more information comes to light in the Brett Favre welfare scandal, one truth is inescapable: the Hall of Famer's legacy is forever tarnished, Axios' Jeff Tracy and I write. Catch up quick: Favre is one of 38 people or organizations sued by the state of Mississippi for fraudulently securing over $70 million in welfare funds originally earmarked for the state's poorest residents. The story first surfaced this spring, when text messages showed Favre secured over $8 million mostly to build a volleyball facility at his alma mater Southern Mississippi, where his daughter played. Some of that money came as payment for supposed speaking gigs that Favre no-showed. But those gigs were just a cover, as the money was always intended to go towards the facility. Favre hasn't been charged with a crime, but that could change as the largest public fraud case in Mississippi history continues to unfold. The latest: Since a corrupt state official pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme on Thursday, more texts have been released showing the extent of Favre's involvement. To cut costs on the volleyball project, Favre suggested using "the prison industry" as builders. He also tried to secure money for an indoor football facility in an effort to recruit Deion Sanders' son. ESPN and SiriusXM have both suspended Favre's weekly radio shows in response to the latest news. The big picture: Favre's past before this scandal wasn't exactly pristine — most notably the sexual harassment allegations against him from a decade ago — but in the public's eye he has largely remained an all-time great athlete, revered for his toughness. Now he's the rich guy who appears to have stolen money from the poorest people in his state. There's no escaping that. "This is diabolical in almost a cartoon villain sense," Jon Stewart said on his podcast over the weekend. What to watch: The Hall of Fame has already received calls from angry fans asking for him to be removed, NYT reports. But his spot in Canton appears safe due to bylaws that don't allow for a player's removal. The bottom line: In the court of law, Favre may never suffer any punishment beyond potentially paying back what he's taken. But in the court of public opinion, it's hard to imagine he ever recovers from this.

[Deleterious]

Imagine being so stupid that you think this will tarnish Favre at all.

[ewsieg]

I just read this following article before jumping back on this site and seeing your post Chuck.  It might be a long storm he needs to wait out.

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-brett-favre-used-his-charity-foundation-to-give-funding-to-southern-miss-athletics-235528444.html

 

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His foundation, Favre 4 Hope, has helped support “underserved and disabled children and breast cancer patients” for years. That foundation gave Southern Mississippi’s athletic foundation $60,000 in 2018 — $50,000 more than it gave any other charity in the same year. It gave more than $46,800 in 2019, and then more than $26,100 in 2020.

 

Throughout that entire time, Favre 4 Hope gave no other charitable organization more than $11,000, per the report.

Favre 4 Hope also donated $60,000 to Oak Grove High School’s booster club in 2015. Favre’s daughter was a volleyball player at the high school at the time, and the donation was then given to the school with the stated purpose to “assist to build athletic facility.” The school opened a nearly 15,000 square foot volleyball facility later that year.

 

[romad1]

27 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Imagine being so stupid that you think this will tarnish Favre at all.

I already hated his guts.  So, there was no moving the needle for me. 

[Hongbit]

It’s Mississippi.  He can probably pull a Trump and deny everything and blame the story on fake news, libs, and Antifa.   

[romad1]

How hard does the NFL work to rehabilitate him?  Do they name a homeless shelter after him? 

[Motown Bombers]

Can the NFL overturn the Packers 1993 Wild Card playoff round win? 

[Hongbit]

11 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Can the NFL overturn the Packers 1993 Wild Card playoff round win? 

F Sterling Sharpe

[oblong]

8 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

F Sterling Sharpe

was listening on the radio while working and can forever remember Champion's call.... "Look out Sharpe wide op-touchdown"

 

 

[romad1]

6 minutes ago, oblong said:

was listening on the radio while working and can forever remember Champion's call.... "Look out Sharpe wide op-touchdown"

 

 

Was at this game.   

[oblong]

And while we’re apologizing, we’re really sorry about our governor’s recent habit of calling President Biden names, such as “President Brandon” or “The American Nero.” 

If DeSantis only knew that Biden’s immediate response to the Florida-bound storm would be magnanimous — “We’ll be there every step of the way,” Biden said — our governor may have been less petty and juvenile in his Fox News performances.

Oh, and Massachusetts, thanks for sending us whatever you can in storm relief. 

I know, we’ve recently sent you some desperate asylum seekers from Venezuela, unceremoniously dropping them on Martha's Vineyard. Looking back on it, we behaved like a bunch of delinquents playing a game of ding-dong-dash but with people’s lives.

That’s not us anymore. Not since Hurricane Ian.

Now we have newfound appreciation for displaced people in need of help. And we don’t think it’s funny anymore to abuse them. So, we appreciate anything you can give us.

Hey, and while you’re at it, you can start by sending back those migrants we gave you. 

We’re going to need a lot of workers to clean up the storm rubble. And the snowbirds surely aren’t going to do it. When the going gets tough, they’ll just stay up north this winter and start looking at real estate in western North Carolina.

 

So, please give us back those migrants. There were a lot of able-bodied workers in that bunch. And we need lots of people with good backs and strong arms now.

In fact, we can use all the Central American labor — documented or undocumented — the rest of America can spare. And we promise, as long as they’re here, working and putting our state back together again, we will not to cast them as evil drug mules, pedophiles and terrorists.

We’ll just find some other marginalized group to pick on.

[CMRivdogs]

Remember, DeSantis  voted against federal aid for NJ when they had a Republican Gov. Just send them a jumbo pack of paper towels

[smr-nj]

2 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

Remember, DeSantis  voted against federal aid for NJ when they had a Republican Gov. 

Believe me… I remember his “no” vote. Quite clearly.

And I do not want anyone blocking needed federal aid to them, … and please, let’s not forget Puerto Rico again.

[Crazy Cat Gentleman]

 

[CMRivdogs]

 

[smr-nj]

1 hour ago, CMRivdogs said:

 

How on earth can that be okay with their constituents?

[pfife]

wtf

[Motown Bombers]

It makes perfect sense. They can claim they voted against the woke socialist agenda knowing full well Democrats were going to vote for the aid for Florida and they'll simply take care of it. Rick Scott is the same senator who wants to end social security and Medicare in the state that has the most people on social security and Medicare. Should we really be surprised?

[Tigerbomb13]

Also all 16 Florida house members voted against federal aid. The sad thing is, it will not register a blip for the voters that always vote for them. 

[Motor City Sonics]

 

 

[Motor City Sonics]

On 9/29/2022 at 12:30 PM, chasfh said:

Shit's starting to get real for Brett Favre.

Seems to me his last refuge might be a public interview or press release begging the forgiveness of Jesus and the good Christian people of Mississippi as he admits to some sort of addiction or mental illness, then goes into hiding to wait out the storm.

1 big thing: 🏈 The fall of Favre

Photo illustration: Allie Carl/Axios. Photo: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images

As more information comes to light in the Brett Favre welfare scandal, one truth is inescapable: the Hall of Famer's legacy is forever tarnished, Axios' Jeff Tracy and I write.   Catch up quick: Favre is one of 38 people or organizations sued by the state of Mississippi for fraudulently securing over $70 million in welfare funds originally earmarked for the state's poorest residents.   The story first surfaced this spring, when text messages showed Favre secured over $8 million mostly to build a volleyball facility at his alma mater Southern Mississippi, where his daughter played.   Some of that money came as payment for supposed speaking gigs that Favre no-showed. But those gigs were just a cover, as the money was always intended to go towards the facility.   Favre hasn't been charged with a crime, but that could change as the largest public fraud case in Mississippi history continues to unfold.   The latest: Since a corrupt state official pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme on Thursday, more texts have been released showing the extent of Favre's involvement.   To cut costs on the volleyball project, Favre suggested using "the prison industry" as builders. He also tried to secure money for an indoor football facility in an effort to recruit Deion Sanders' son.   ESPN and SiriusXM have both suspended Favre's weekly radio shows in response to the latest news.   The big picture: Favre's past before this scandal wasn't exactly pristine — most notably the sexual harassment allegations against him from a decade ago — but in the public's eye he has largely remained an all-time great athlete, revered for his toughness.   Now he's the rich guy who appears to have stolen money from the poorest people in his state. There's no escaping that.   "This is diabolical in almost a cartoon villain sense," Jon Stewart said on his podcast over the weekend.   What to watch: The Hall of Fame has already received calls from angry fans asking for him to be removed, NYT reports. But his spot in Canton appears safe due to bylaws that don't allow for a player's removal.   The bottom line: In the court of law, Favre may never suffer any punishment beyond potentially paying back what he's taken. But in the court of public opinion, it's hard to imagine he ever recovers from this.

As long as he stays in Mississippi, he'll be fine.   He could run for Senate and still win...........You know,  football.