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Pro Sports Subsidies are a Team Game
jason lewis homepage ^ | 8-28-13 | Jason Lewis

Posted on 08/29/2013 4:05:24 PM PDT by TurboZamboni

Now that the heirs of Carl Pohlad’s estate are caught up in the very confiscatory tax regime their favorite politicians helped create, it is tempting to root for the taxman just to make a point. Seems the IRS believes the Pohlad boys undervalued their prized possession, the Minnesota Twins, to the tune of $269 million as part of their late father’s estate. Now the greedy hand wants at least $121 million from the franchise the taxpayers built.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Local News; Sports
KEYWORDS: corporatewelfare; mn; subsidies; twins; vikings; wild

1 posted on 08/29/2013 4:05:24 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
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To: TurboZamboni

Exactly why JoeRobbie former Miami dolphins owner was so good.
He built his own stafium using his own money and money he borrowed.
Course uncle sam took it all away from his family when he died with rediculous death taxes.


2 posted on 08/29/2013 4:14:14 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) ( Hey Rubio, eat pooh pal))
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To: Joe Boucher
Course uncle sam took it all away from his family when he died with rediculous death taxes.

Inheritance taxes are nothing more than the legalized expropriation of private property.

3 posted on 08/29/2013 4:29:19 PM PDT by BfloGuy (People who know what theyÂ’re talking about donÂ’t need PowerPoint.)
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To: BfloGuy

Robbie already had paid taxes on any and every damned thing he did.
This death tax is and was dual taxation.
Taxes paid on earnings already taxed and paid.

For what it’s worth huizinga couldn’t carry Joe Robbies atheltic supporter


4 posted on 08/29/2013 6:08:13 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) ( Hey Rubio, eat pooh pal))
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