The AMLU's Birmingham Folly

[Carl Childress]

Originally Posted by DIV2ump

Unfortunately cities and states all over the country have been on to this idea for a few years now and have passed "entertainment" taxes that tax pro athletes based on the number of days they spend in a city. This would be just another of these taxes but you're right, Joe Fan doesn't mind sticking the rich athletes with another tax. Tax returns for A-Rod and other pro players can run hundreds of pages because of all the schedules, etc. that have to be filed relating to these taxes all over the place. I've heard that part of the reason Clemens negotiated the deal where he wasn't required to all away games was to avoid some of these taxes.

I don't know that umpires should be making $106,000 when minor league gms and other staff are working for peanuts also.

Sorry. I was talking merely about a fund for minor league umpires. Hotels, travel, food, insurance, uniforms, training (how about scholarships to deserving umpire candidates at the umpire schools?) No one expects lower-level umpires to make half what a major umpire makes.

As to taxing ballplayers, cities would put that money into the general fund. My tax money would remain completely with baseball.