What a joke! He spent more time criticizing Harris( her laugh, calls her crazy, dumb), The United States (a 3rd World Country), Biden
I’m sure campaign team is very upset

Glancing at the roster I only saw one PK,didn’t they sign a kid in the portal from somewhere down south?

There may be no more thoroughly discredited interventionist economic policy than rent control. It's a classic case of something that sounds good to most people when a politician proposes it, but pretty much invariably leads to bad outcomes. Really, this goes for most things that sound good to most people. But, despite learning this over and over again, we still often end up with policies that sound good rather than policies that are good.

As hyperinflation was ravaging Argentina, lawmakers sought ways to "do something" -- because Argentinians were, naturally, insisting that they do. And one of their answers was a 2020 measure simply known as the Rental Law. It was one of the top targets on Javier Milei's list of bad policies to undo.

Well, the policy change is starting to bear fruit.

Argentina's recent repeal of rent control by libertarian President Javier Milei has led to a surge in housing supply, with the freedom to negotiate contracts, previously restricted, directly causing a drop in rental prices.

For many locals, finding a new apartment had become "mission impossible." But after the repeal, Buenos Aires saw a doubling of available rental units, and rental prices have stabilized. Under the new rules, landlords and tenants have more freedom to agree on lease terms.

Since Milei's repeal of rent control laws took effect on December 29, the supply of rental housing in Buenos Aires has jumped by 195.23%...

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Shockingly, the actual outcomes of the rent control policy didn't match up with its advertised intent.

The (rent control) law aimed to provide tenants with more financial security, but by the end of last year, an estimated one in seven homes in Buenos Aires was sitting empty as landlords chose not to rent them out in Argentine pesos. Deposits were capped, and it was nearly impossible to end tenancies early.

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Somebody could probably write a book consisting of nothing but sentences that began with "The law aimed to (do something desirable) , but what really happened was (something undesirable)."
You'd think that everybody would welcome the surge in housing supply, even if begrudgingly. But you'd be wrong.

Not everyone in Argentina supports Milei's measure. Critics argue that the repeal disproportionately benefits landlords at the expense of tenants, many of whom are already struggling with the country's economic crisis. Some worry that the increased housing supply could be temporary, leading to a surge in prices once the market stabilizes.

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Of course that's their objection -- as if tenants are being "benefitted" by having no places to rent. The entire world can learn from what he is doing in Argentina. We're (unbelievably) still instituting rent controls here - or at least proposing them.

President Joe Biden has proposed federal rent control measures, saying they're needed to protect tenants from corporate landlords. He proposed limiting rent hikes to 5% a year for the next two years for landlords with more than 50 units.

Vice President Kamala Harris has also recently indicated support for rent controls, saying at her first major rally since becoming the nominee that she wanted to "take on corporate landlords and cap unfair rent increases." In 2019, after Oregon passed a statewide rent control measure, she praised the bill on Twitter.

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Milei 2024!!!

Trump's and the Repub Party's platform, Project 2025, recently had some training videos leaked by ProPublica. 29 of the 36 speakers in the videos formerly worked for Trump. JD Vance also wrote the foreword for Project 2025. Trump said he didn't know about P2025 (lolz).

Anyway, I just wanted to share a link to the videos if you're interested. Definitely some interesting stuff for something that some people think is a nothing burger.


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That's a fresh sound, JD. Keep it coming.

Did anybody vet this dude?

Saw On3 has predicted Moreno to Kentucky. Kinda crazy. Pope hasn’t proven anything and Moreno has spoken highly of IU. Obviously Woody gets big men to the NBA and develops them well.

We are all about pay it forward, and helping our brothers and sisters. We’ve decided, with our experience, we are best set to explain, what NOT to do, so we save you …. From, yourself. 100% participation is required, or your a self admitted Nazi.

Even if Trump loses, it's not going to be over. Not by a long shot.

Is he 6’9 or 6’7 ? In a conversation with a buddy who says he’s only 6’7. Is that right? @Bloom. ….

Some morning I'll wake up and there will have been mass destruction the night before towards evil actors. Please Hurry!

BTW shout out to @dbmhoosier posting it earlier while the dipsh!ts melted. Its twue Its twue

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than Dems. Just 4 years ago that number was 97,000. Pretty wild

Take Biden out? Get behind him? Time is running out, and I think the absolute worst course of action would be to continue what it looks like they've been doing for a fair bit now...which is cover for him, and let public perception of DNC leadership continue to erode.

There needs to be some decisive action taken, and taken very soon. And since one of those decisions relies on Biden, and his team, to agree to be "taken out"... With Biden certainly not appearing to be on board with that. THEN, I think they need to end all the speculation, and get back to fully backing him. But more importantly, enlisting Harris, Newsome, Whitmer, Obamas, etc... to become HEAVILY involved in general campaigning for down ticket races.

Biden is not going to beat Trump. Unless Trump finally figures out how to hang himself. Practically though, Trump is going to win in November. Even if Biden backed out today, I think Harris or whoever the replacement would be, wouldn't have time to clean up the mess and rally everyone to beat Trump.

So, get behind him. Hide him. Be strategic and use him however he is most effective. But GET TO WORK, with more believable and potentially popular campaigners, and salvage as much of the House and Senate as possible.

The silver lining, if they're effective at saving one or both of them, is having a split White House and Congress "should" limit the damage Trump can do in 4 years. And if this whole Biden thing has resolved the party, at all, to take the POTUS candidacy more seriously, and they actually work to prop up a couple good candidates... The damage Trump will end up doing to the GOP's image over the next 4 years could set the DNC party up well in 2026, 2028, and forward.

They're losing the Oval Office no matter what, at this point. As an Independent...I really, really, really hope they figure out how to avoid losing the Senate and House as well. That should be what matters most right now.

I know this has been said before, but it feels like women's basketball is at a pivotal point. This current WNBA draft class - obviously led by Caitlin Clark - seems poised to at least position women's professional basketball to gain a strong foothold in some market. Do I think Clark will put the WNBA on the same level as the NBA? No chance. And I have a better chance of getting drafted in the NBA than the WNBA has of competing with the likes of the NFL, college football, etc.

I do think Fever games will get higher ratings than any MLS or MLB games for at least the first few of Clark's games. I do think the onus is on her to perform at a high level and for the league to market her/the game like they never have before.

That said, I'm curious where you all stand on this.

How do we stand with the 3 Indiana Elite guys? Does getting Haralson cost them the chance at all 3? Who is standing out in summer workouts?

All I can tell folks is that folks in Bloomington are raving about the 2 guards that transferred in. That Tucker is a stud...and that getting Covid in your late 50's sucks ass.

one of our best players gets hurt, suspended or drops off the team to give us that old feeling of getting kicked in the NutSack,(Lucy and the football trick) then we spend the rest of the year wondering what if! Who do you all think is the most irreplaceable player or players on this team?
I for one, love the depth CCC has built up and hopefully losing one key player will not have the catastrophic effect like previous seasons. A couple guys that I would hate to lose would be Rourke or Carter Smith. Here's hoping for a healthy productive year!
Go Hoosiers!
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Nick Kidwell, projected starting guard, is out with a season ending knee injury. Will have surgery - per espn

I just listened to a short interview with Bernie regarding Kamala flip flops. He was asked about fracking and other flops. He said he was sure her team was helping her to best get elected and he supports her.

This is why our country is screwed by both parties.