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CoversJLo OP t1_j6ykich wrote

Depends on those injured KC players. If we get some positive updates, then this could go to pick'em. I think there are plenty of public players who would jump on Mahomes & Co. as underdogs too. When the odds opened and the move went to Eagles -2.5, I said this could very well come back and close KC -1. It was the lookahead line before championship games and many books opened SBLVII with KC as big as -1.5.

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Saltpataydahs t1_j6yk3dh wrote

It will be okay. Nothing 'bad' happens when you die. There's no reason for it to. For most people the biggest fear is nothingness but that won't happen either. It's just not bad, not necessarily good either. But the good news is if being dead makes you sad, and being away from your lived ones makes you feel bad, you won't feel that way when you die. Because that's bad and nothing bad happens when you die.

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prohotpead t1_j6yj59p wrote

I really enjoyed the premiere of El ultimo sueno del frida y diego last year. Does the san diego opera have plans to make more original pieces and am I going to get a second opportunity to see el ultimo sueno here at the civic center again? I would love to share the experience with some people who couldn't join me last November!

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CoversJLo OP t1_j6yiaef wrote

Nope. You could have gotten the Eagles around +4,000 to win the Super Bowl before the start of the season, while Chiefs were +750 range. Now the Super Bowl moneyline is Eagles -125/Chiefs +105.

As for the silly bets you can make on the Super Bowl circus, I know some offshore operators will allow wagering on commercials. Like, which one will air first: Bud Light or Doritos. Wild stuff.

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wsj OP t1_j6yi5ig wrote

Research has shown that wealth, including housing wealth, has an impact on labor force participation decisions. In this recent data review from the Fed, they update previous research which suggested that 15% to 20% of the decline in labor force participation could have been caused by rising asset values (including for housing & financial assets). The latest data adjusts for falling real asset growth and finds that somewhere between 16% and 36% of the recent increase in labor force participation could be explained by these trends. So wealth has an impact, but it's not the only impact.

The Fed is focused on its dual mandate: price stability and full employment. And with the unemployment rate still near long-term lows and inflation well above target, price stability is the half of the mandate that has commanded more of the Fed's attention.
While wealth effects are important, it's also important to remember that if one spends housing wealth by using a mortgage to tap into equity, it has to be repaid.

-Danielle

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wsj OP t1_j6yi02q wrote

Rent control as a topic has a good bit of research literature focused on it. Based on real-life cases, restricting the amount of rent a landlord may collect tends to dis-incentivize capital improvements to a property, or even new construction, because the costs tend to increase with inflation, many times at a faster pace than rent growth. While rent control measures can stem the rapid rise in rents over a short time period (and thus offer relief to burdened tenants), over a longer time horizon, they tend to discourage development and lead to diminished supply in the market, which in turn, keeps market-rate rents going up. A more sustainable solution for affordable housing, especially given population growth, is new construction. - George

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