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Bro we get it, you don't like alcohol.

Nobody is drinking it for the health benefits. You can consume alcohol and still be healthy though.

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think the decline in alcohol consumption has a lot to do with stricter DWI laws. For most people, drinking usually starts as a social activity somewhere away from home, but now even having a small amount and getting pulled over can mean risking a DWI. I think this plays a bigger role than people often acknowledge.

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I don't know, it's way easier to not drive nowadays with Uber. And kids use it regularly.

Back in the day you really had no choice other than have a DD, which nobody wanted to be when I was young :lol:

Funny how they use the word meritocracy in the first sentence.

They absolutely would've never uttered that word under the previous administration.

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Place is going backwards.

Landry can't do jack shite

Politicans are inept and corrupt

Crime, roads are awful

Quality people are leaving here every day.

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While all these things are true and were reasons I didn't hesitate to leave when I had an opportunity 3 years ago, I sure as hell miss Louisiana and we'll certainly move back at some point.

The people and culture are the biggest aspects we miss. And while we took it for granted living there it's truly hard to find elsewhere.

And we moved to a place that always ranks high on these lists.

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the 20.5 million $ comes from a pool of 2.7 billion $ that the players won in lawsuit, so the money is not coming from school coffers

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This is not true. The $2.7B is for past "damages". It will be paid out to former college athletes.

The $20.5M is completely separate and will be the responsibility of the universities.

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Is this good or bad? Seems like nothing is changing to what is already happening except now schools can pay on their own...

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Nothing is changing?

Schools are essentially going to be required to pay athletes out of their direct athletic funds if they want any semblance of a competitive program.

That's a pretty massive change. Will it affect the big sports like football and basketball? To a smaller degree because most money will be funneled there, but the smaller sports (the sports that actually make up the majority of college sports) are going to be negatively affected.

Colleges will basically have to choose what sports they want to keep because they simply won't have enough money to go around and fund them all.

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Gave notice after accepting a new position with a 60% pay increase and the company immediately countered with an 80% pay rise offer. That they knew his worth the entire time and refused to pay

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This was me at my old job.

2% yearly raise for 3 years then I took another job offer and all of a sudden they were willing to give a 50% pay raise to keep me. I said thanks but no thanks.

I personally don't think I was that vital to the operation but they did recently call me 2 years later wanting me to do consulting for them.

Talent retention is probably one of the most overlooked aspects in alot of businesses.

All day Sat and Sun, and after work until bedtime on weekdays.

Also an hour or 2 before work on weekdays.

I'm not doing the math but basically if I'm not at work I'm with my kid. He's still a baby though so I'm sure that will change.

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Just that? Not 'drinking others' milkshakes and stealing their oil, or beating someone to death with a bowling pin?

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I mean yeah, the bowling pin was a bit much but your boy was a conniving con artist and unlikable himself. By that time he was kind of off his rocker so I chalk it up to be a demented old man.

I'll restate what I said and say up until that part he was fairly relatable :lol:

The milkshake stuff doesn't bother me. He's not "stealing" anyone's oil, that's how oil drilling works.

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Tyrus, and no one blames you for going pro.



I do.

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Pass up generational wealth and pulling family out of poverty because....

check notes.....

IpodKing message board guy will be upset that his sports ball team will be bad.