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Any of you vote in California?

Obviously I know you don't have to have a photo ID, but I didn't realize just how easy it is. Was talking to a guy that lives up around Napa, but also has a place here. According to him, you just walk up to the table with your name and address or name and birthday. That's it, and you get to vote.

Assuming that's the case, couldn't someone theoretically vote dozens of time as long as they have a persons information? I mean, how hard would it be to find someone's address and just go to their precinct and vote for them?

Harris Tax Plan

Just a reminder of what Harris's published tax plan will look like. This information is taken from the Tax Foundation.

Major business provisions modeled:​

  • Increase the corporate income tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent
  • Increase the corporate alternative minimum tax introduced in the Inflation Reduction Act from 15 percent to 21 percent
  • Quadruple the stock buyback tax implemented in the Inflation Reduction Act from 1 percent to 4 percent
  • Make permanent the excess business loss limitation for pass-through businesses
  • Further limit the deductibility of employee compensation under Section 162(m)
  • Increase the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) tax rate from 10.5 percent to 21 percent, calculate the tax on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis, and revise related rules
  • Repeal the reduced tax rate on foreign-derived intangible income (FDII)

Major individual, capital gains, and estate tax provisions modeled:​

  • Expand the base of the net investment income tax (NIIT) to include nonpassive business income and increase the rates for the NIIT and the additional Medicare tax to reach 5 percent on income above $400,000
  • Increase top individual income tax rate to 39.6 percent on income above $400,000 for single filers and $450,000 for joint filers
  • Tax long-term capital gains and qualified dividends at 28 percent (as opposed to 39.6 percent as in the Biden budget) for taxable income above $1 million and tax unrealized capital gains at death above a $5 million exemption ($10 million for joint filers)
  • Limit retirement account contributions for high-income taxpayers with large individual retirement account (IRA) balances
  • Tighten rules related to the estate tax
  • Tax carried interest as ordinary income for people earning more than $400,000
  • Limit 1031 like-kind exchanges to $500,000 in gains
  • Exempt tipped income from income taxation for occupations where tips are currently customary
  • Expand the Section 195 deduction limit for startup expenses from $5,000 to $50,000.

Major tax credit provisions modeled:​

  • Revive and make permanent the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) child tax credit (CTC) and increase the CTC for newborns to $6,000 in the first year of life
  • Permanently extend the ARPA earned income tax credit (EITC) expansion for workers without qualifying children
  • Provide a $25,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers over four years

Should i still come this weekend?

Alright Rebel Grove, here's the deal. I booked my flight and rental car months ago and was planning to stay with the family friends who I have to blame for this Fandom. Friday is a family day so I didn't have to burn as much leave to come down.

Yesterday, i got a message that the same family friend was in the hospital in another state and had to cancel. Definitely can understand and just praying for his health. If I still tried to come down, is there any possible way to find a place to stay that isn't $1000 per night or in Memphis? There are still folks I'd like to see and want to be there screaming on every down with you guys. It seems like canceling my flight is the move but am looking for hope :(
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How good is the SEC?

It's quite silly how good the SEC is. Been looking at FPI numbers this morning. If you don't know, a team's FPI is a ranking of how much that team would be expected to beat an average team on a neutral site. So a team with an FPI of 0 is average, while a team with an FPI of 10 would be expected to beat that average team on a neutral site by 10.

The second-best conference is the Big Ten, with an average FPI of 7.7. It has four playoff-worthy (i.e. top 12) teams, but eight of its 18 teams are outside the top 50.

The SEC has an average FPI of 13.8. Almost double that of the next best conference. Six playoff-worthy teams. But craziest of all, only one team (#69 (nice) MSU) outside the top 50. The Big Ten has two teams (Northwestern and Purdue) worse than State. And one of those teams, Purdue, is number one hundred and eleven.

Yowza.
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