Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority

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Anonymous wrote:Sometimes I dream of moving to Kansas City or Grand Rapids and buying a 4,000 square foot McMansion for $350K.

Try $250,000.

I bought an old mansion in Upstate NY for much, much less than $100,000. I have 1.5 acres, a pond, barn, and a 22 room house. Not to mention a great public school and beautiful mountain views. It is my utopia.

We bought our retirement home in Florida. It's on the water. I can walk out of my back door onto my boat. It's about fifteen minutes from the beach. It's about 3000 square feet. Four bedrooms. All stucco. $215,000. Prices have gone up in our neighborhood since then. My house would sell for around $260,000 today. I'm still amazed at the price and we bought it four years ago. I can't wait to live there full time.

How much is the insurance?

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Anonymous wrote:I wish American society didn't put athletes and those in the entertainment industry on pedestals.

Oh, I completely agree. And don't think they deserve to make the sickening amounts of money they make. Our priorities are completely out of whack.

And on the other end of the spectrum, I think college athlete who pull in major money for universities should be able to make some sort of profit.

Fuck no. The athlete worship in this country is insane. WHO CARES if you can throw a ball, you're not saving lives.

NFL should not be a tax-exempt organization. We should cap players' salaries.

Aside from a free ride and some campus celebrity, unless a player makes it to the pros, college football players at big name schools are used and spit out by the schools. Winning teams make millions of dollars each season for schools without having to pay players.

Aside from a free ride? A free ride has significant monetary value, and I think that's enough as "payment" for college football players. Most of the best players choose schools out of state -- even state schools out of state can be 50k with room and board, food etc. 50k over 4 years is 200k. At D1 schools esp the ones that are football obsessed, players get a lot of free "stuff." I know Penn State the best and know a few guys on that team. They get a ton of free clothing, and I'm not suggesting just a few PSU football sweatshirts. Everything from multiple pairs of sneakers to backpacks to athletic gear to winter coats are provided to them; I'm sure the NCAA has a cap but conservatively I'd say it can't be less than 2k of stuff per year. You could practically move your son into the dorms with one pair of clothing on his back, and the rest would be taken care of. This year the school got all of the football players (and all athletes) i-pads. When they made a bowl game this year, they got a swag bag consisting of the usual sweatshirts/hats etc. but also an apple TV, Bluetooth speakers, and gift cards in addition to a week in NYC; sure they practiced during the week, but they also got to see shows, do touristy things and eat at nice restaurants -- all of which costs money; so there's another 1-2k per player. The university (or maybe the NCAA) has now also decided to provide additional food beyond just providing a meal plan, so there's an endless supply of snacks and drinks available to athletes in their athletic facilities -- so there's another few hundred dollars/month that students don't have to spend on snacks and meal supplements for after practice. While all these "extras" seem small, they add up to about 5k/yr combined -- 20k over 4 years.

I'd say 220k over 4 years is plenty of payment to a football player, even if the program is making millions. If that's not enough for their "talent," they're not compelled to play college ball, they can take their talent straight to the NFL draft if anyone will have them. And remember not every player is a starter that's generating ticket sales; I could see those guys feeling like they deserve more but half the team or more is on the practice squad and they get the same benefits.

They don't get to choose their majors. The athletic department chooses it for them based on their training and travel schedule. As you can imagine, the athletes and not just football players, but baseball, tennis, basketball, soccer are pushed into less demanding majors like sports management opposed to physical therapy. So, is it really a free-ride?

Unless something changed dramatically since I went to college, you get to chose your major. I played* (ok practiced) D1 football for a top 20 team in the early 80s. My major was Physics. I didn't play much -- I was a line backer, but only came in during mop up situations....But, I did get my degree in Physics. And I now work as a research scientist.

FWIW, I am kind of glad I did not play much, as (in hind sight) I never got hurt.

Well you do admit that you were not that instrumental to the team, as you did not play much.

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Anonymous wrote:Here goes. I don't think infants should be in daycare (unless the family truly can't cover the basics without two incomes).

Agree but I don't say a word to a living soul to anyone about this.

I also agree.

You know .. I also agree.

Me too. I worked in the infant room at a daycare when I was in college and that cemented my opinion. It was a great facility and the babies were very well cared for but there was no way I would do that to my kids unless I absolutely had to.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish American society didn't put athletes and those in the entertainment industry on pedestals.

Oh, I completely agree. And don't think they deserve to make the sickening amounts of money they make. Our priorities are completely out of whack.

And on the other end of the spectrum, I think college athlete who pull in major money for universities should be able to make some sort of profit.

Fuck no. The athlete worship in this country is insane. WHO CARES if you can throw a ball, you're not saving lives.

NFL should not be a tax-exempt organization. We should cap players' salaries.

Aside from a free ride and some campus celebrity, unless a player makes it to the pros, college football players at big name schools are used and spit out by the schools. Winning teams make millions of dollars each season for schools without having to pay players.

Aside from a free ride? A free ride has significant monetary value, and I think that's enough as "payment" for college football players. Most of the best players choose schools out of state -- even state schools out of state can be 50k with room and board, food etc. 50k over 4 years is 200k. At D1 schools esp the ones that are football obsessed, players get a lot of free "stuff." I know Penn State the best and know a few guys on that team. They get a ton of free clothing, and I'm not suggesting just a few PSU football sweatshirts. Everything from multiple pairs of sneakers to backpacks to athletic gear to winter coats are provided to them; I'm sure the NCAA has a cap but conservatively I'd say it can't be less than 2k of stuff per year. You could practically move your son into the dorms with one pair of clothing on his back, and the rest would be taken care of. This year the school got all of the football players (and all athletes) i-pads. When they made a bowl game this year, they got a swag bag consisting of the usual sweatshirts/hats etc. but also an apple TV, Bluetooth speakers, and gift cards in addition to a week in NYC; sure they practiced during the week, but they also got to see shows, do touristy things and eat at nice restaurants -- all of which costs money; so there's another 1-2k per player. The university (or maybe the NCAA) has now also decided to provide additional food beyond just providing a meal plan, so there's an endless supply of snacks and drinks available to athletes in their athletic facilities -- so there's another few hundred dollars/month that students don't have to spend on snacks and meal supplements for after practice. While all these "extras" seem small, they add up to about 5k/yr combined -- 20k over 4 years.

I'd say 220k over 4 years is plenty of payment to a football player, even if the program is making millions. If that's not enough for their "talent," they're not compelled to play college ball, they can take their talent straight to the NFL draft if anyone will have them. And remember not every player is a starter that's generating ticket sales; I could see those guys feeling like they deserve more but half the team or more is on the practice squad and they get the same benefits.

They don't get to choose their majors. The athletic department chooses it for them based on their training and travel schedule. As you can imagine, the athletes and not just football players, but baseball, tennis, basketball, soccer are pushed into less demanding majors like sports management opposed to physical therapy. So, is it really a free-ride?

They don't get to choose their majors? Really.

This comment is so insane I can't even stand it. Yet another example of people on this site chiming in about sports or any topic really,about which they are completely uninformed.

Why would you assume someone is uninformed because they have had a different experience from you? I know a guy who played Div II tennis and was highly, highly encouraged to change to a different major. Is this typical for all players, I don't know, but it was for him and other team mates.

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American women are the worst. The guys are decent, so I have no clue why they end up marrying you vile creatures.

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Anonymous wrote:Michele Obama can't hold a candle to her First Lady predecessors.

ITA

You think Nancy Reagan was smarter and better educated? Oh this is a minority opinion. Hilarious in fact.

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Anonymous wrote:Here goes. I don't think infants should be in daycare (unless the family truly can't cover the basics without two incomes).

Agree but I don't say a word to a living soul to anyone about this.

I also agree.

You know .. I also agree.

Me too. I worked in the infant room at a daycare when I was in college and that cemented my opinion. It was a great facility and the babies were very well cared for but there was no way I would do that to my kids unless I absolutely had to.

Huh. I actually disagree. And I never had an infant in daycare (so maybe that's why I don't really see it.) And I never had infants either. We adopted both of ours at ages 2 and 3 respectively. So, honestly, different people cared for our daughters before we got them (and, yes, when they were infants) and we all just have to live with it. That's the way the cookies crumbled, for us. And everyone is fine. Shrug. I think if you live a "regular, middle-class" life you sometimes do not see that real people really can survive and yes even thrive in ways you may not have considered.

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Do not give a damn about SN kids and their needs,
Same with infertility proble mm s
Pregnant women and their complaints
Crying. Bratty children

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Anonymous wrote:Here goes. I don't think infants should be in daycare (unless the family truly can't cover the basics without two incomes).

Agree but I don't say a word to a living soul to anyone about this.

I also agree.

You know .. I also agree.

Me too. I worked in the infant room at a daycare when I was in college and that cemented my opinion. It was a great facility and the babies were very well cared for but there was no way I would do that to my kids unless I absolutely had to.

Huh. I actually disagree. And I never had an infant in daycare (so maybe that's why I don't really see it.) And I never had infants either. We adopted both of ours at ages 2 and 3 respectively. So, honestly, different people cared for our daughters before we got them (and, yes, when they were infants) and we all just have to live with it. That's the way the cookies crumbled, for us. And everyone is fine. Shrug. I think if you live a "regular, middle-class" life you sometimes do not see that real people really can survive and yes even thrive in ways you may not have considered.

Babies need a lot of one-on-one attention that daycares can't give like a mom or a relative or a nanny can.

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1. Music today sucks
2. Increased victim mentality is leading to increased apathy

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My daughter attended a small in home daycare. She was usually the only infant there. She got held a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't really care about environmental issues/pollution etc -- it happens so slowly that it doesn't affect my life and the next gen can deal -- just like we've dealt with issues created by the last gen.

Are you a Boomer or Millenial?

Millenial but on the older side of Millenial so I'm not 22.

You are exactly what's wrong with the world. You can't wait for someone else to take care of the mess the world is in and you must do your part to make it better. Recycle, grow a garden, buy things second hand, donate items you won't use anymore. Stop living a disposable lifestyle and a life that revolves around you.

Why must I do these things?

Uh, so that your kids and grandkids don't have a trashed planet so you could sail around in your gigantic vehicle and obliviously throw away tons of plastic.

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Anonymous wrote:Here goes. I don't think infants should be in daycare (unless the family truly can't cover the basics without two incomes).

Agree but I don't say a word to a living soul to anyone about this.

I also agree.

You know .. I also agree.

Me too. I worked in the infant room at a daycare when I was in college and that cemented my opinion. It was a great facility and the babies were very well cared for but there was no way I would do that to my kids unless I absolutely had to.

+1. I worked in college at the daycare for children of faculty. Wonderful facility. If I had to, I would send my children there, without question. But I did feel very sorry for those kids, and the parents. SUCH long days for those kids. Some dropped off by 7am, and picked up after 6pm. It was sad to see the looks on parents' faces when they arrived for pickup and their kids were already asleep.

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Anonymous wrote:Do not give a damn about SN kids and their needs,
Same with infertility proble mm s
Pregnant women and their complaints
Crying. Bratty children

may you or the ones you love not be afflicted by any of these things.

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Anonymous wrote:Here goes. I don't think infants should be in daycare (unless the family truly can't cover the basics without two incomes).

Agree but I don't say a word to a living soul to anyone about this.

I also agree.

You know .. I also agree.

Me too. I worked in the infant room at a daycare when I was in college and that cemented my opinion. It was a great facility and the babies were very well cared for but there was no way I would do that to my kids unless I absolutely had to.

+1. I worked in college at the daycare for children of faculty. Wonderful facility. If I had to, I would send my children there, without question. But I did feel very sorry for those kids, and the parents. SUCH long days for those kids. Some dropped off by 7am, and picked up after 6pm. It was sad to see the looks on parents' faces when they arrived for pickup and their kids were already asleep.

PP here. That was the other thing: even as a college kid who didn't yet have kids, I could tell it was really hard on most of the parents. A lot of the moms cried at drop off and whichever parent picked the baby up looked bummed when they came in and they'd already been fed and were asleep in their pajamas.