Its been a bad week for Derek Jeter.
Even as the brothers Steinbrenner and A-Rod hammer out the final details on a record setting, discounted contract, Jeter finds himself exposed as a tax cheat.
Its like Christmas for Mets and Red Sox fans.
Jeter's $20 million a year is a reward as much for his on field play as it is for his representation as the face of the Yankees and, by extension, New York City. Its absurd for him to claim residency in Florida to avoid taxes on a technicality. Furthermore, HE LIVES IN NEW YORK CITY. He's always here. There isn't a day in his life, since 1996, that hasn't been documented by Page 6 or the other tabloids. Who did he think he was going to fool?
I know there's nothing that this man can do to hurt his relationship with Yankee fans. People just do not think rationally when it comes to Derek Jeter. I'm going to say for the hundredth time that his jump throw from the SS/3B gap is a weak play, due to his limited range and quickness, not a brilliant play by a defensive wizard. See? No one cares. But I hope someone, somewhere will take into consideration that if this allegation is true, Derek Jeter selfishly withheld significant money from New York that should have gone into its schools, infrastructure, and public safety.
This City has given a lot to Jeter. New Yorkers' support for the Yankees and #2 are directly responsible for his ability to become a millionaire many times over. Meanwhile, the Yankees are getting significant tax breaks to build a stadium that will increase their ability to make money. That puts the tax burden more squarely on the shoulders of everyday New Yorkers, especially when affluent members of the tax base opt out.
This was not a classy move.
I'm probably angrier about this than I should be. I think its because I'm not too excited about Yorvit Torrealba.
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3 comments:
1) I sincerely doubt Jeter does his own taxes.
2) There doesn't seem to be a dispute that he has, in fact, been paying the appropriate taxes to Florida, so while he may be personally neglecting the schools, infrastructure, and needy children of NY, he was doing OK by the kids down south.
3) While "taxes on his $20 million salary" is one sensational way to put it, we're really talking about the difference between what he paid Florida and what he should have paid New York. I can't imagine that number is very sexy.
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1) well then he should have gotten to H&R Block earlier.
2) There is no income tax in Florida, which explains why he and every other athlete is so eager to claim residency there.
3) The difference is all of it.
At least his mom says he didn't do it.
There's no income tax in Florida?! Well, no wonder.
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