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Is the NFL skirting the tax man? 

I would assume that CNN is being facetious with this question.

This gigantic whore deal the NFL devised goes all the way back to 1942 when the IRS ruled the NFL was a trade association for its now 32-member teams and therefore exempt from taxes as a nonprofit under section 501(c)6 of the tax code.

I don’t know exactly how this deal was manipulated or contrived back in 1942 but one thing I know for sure; there is no way on god’s green little earth the NFL is a non-profit organization. Is it about time that their tax status was reevaluated?

The National Football League made $10.5 billion in 2013 and paid its chief dog Roger “The Dodger” Goodall $44.2 million, yet pay no taxes to Uncle Sam?

What the hell does this dude do that can justify a 44.2 million dollar per year salary? He can’t even keep some of his outlaw athletes in line.

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The National Football League pays taxes through its various money-making offshoots such as NFL Properties and NFL Ventures, but the league office in midtown Manhattan, which paid Goodell his very handsome salary, doesn’t.

Let us be a little hypothetical in our way of dissecting this issue. If in  fact; back in 1942 when this arrangement/whore deal was put together, possibly certain conditions existed that enabled the NFL to be considered a non-profit organization. This is 2015 and there is no way that the NFL is now or ever has been a non-profit organization that should be tax exempt.

FREE DICTIONARY DEF:

Nonprofit corporations differ from profit-driven corporations in several respects. The most basic difference is that nonprofit corporations cannot operate for profit. That is, they cannot distribute corporate income to shareholders. The funds acquired by nonprofit corporations must stay within the corporate accounts to pay for reasonable salaries, expenses, and the activities of the corporation. If the income of a corporation inures to the personal benefit of any individual, the corporation is considered to be profit driven. Salaries are not considered personal benefits because they are necessary for the operation of the corporation. An excessive salary, however, may cause a corporation to lose its nonprofit status. 

Based on this definition; does the NFL or any of these other tax dodgers corporations qualify to come under this umbrella?

Situations like the NFL, General Electric and many other corporations that have used tax loop holes to skit paying their fair share of taxes is all the more reason I am totally in favor of a flat tax in this country. Make 100 million pay 15% tax – make 1,000 pay 15% tax; what can be more fair than that?

Many of these multimillionaires, individually or corporations work and live in this country, enjoying all of the freedoms and luxuries the USA has to offer but they do not want to pay their fair share.

A flat tax would put an end to all of these tax dodgers free rides.  They all are reminiscent of Leona The Queen of Mean Helmsley that told her maid; We don’t pay taxes, only the little people pay taxes.

Where was it ever written that the working man would be supporting the filthy rich?

Needless to say, the powers to be will never address this flat tax  issues because it would in someway impact them or their cronies.

There really is no justice for the working stiff.  He/she has to grind it out on a daily basis hoping to make ends meet while the Chosen Few live in the lap of luxury and don’t pay taxes.

I never have begrudged anyone from becoming successful, making their fortune and living well. More power to them. What I do object to is that they are able to hide behind laws that were specifically written for them to beat the system. The same people that write the laws are the ones that benefit from them the most. How nice is that?

The NFL and many others are  just the tip of the icebergs very big financial scam and they are laughing all the way to the bank.

When will the point and time come in our country when Joe/Jane Blow citizens are going to start standing up for themselves; get off of his/her dead asses, get pissed off and yell, I am not going to take this anymore?

This guy isn’t too far off.