Saturday, April 06, 2013
Upton brothers homer in 9th, Braves rally to win
(sports.yahoo.com)
posted on April 06, 2013 at 11:43 PM by Brian White to bj upton, braves, cubs, justin upton
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Y’all gonna make me lose my mind.
Read More...B.J. Upton led off the ninth inning with a homer and his brother Justin followed one out later with another long ball that helped the Atlanta Braves rally past embattled Chicago Cubs closer Carlos Marmol for a 6-5 victory Saturday night.
Marmol had been through a tough week. He was pulled from a save situation after facing four batters and not recording an out in Chicago’s win at Pittsburgh on opening day, but he earned a save on Thursday against the Pirates ...
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1. dr. scott posted on December 07, 2012 at 03:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0Also, even players at the league minimum, if they have enough deductions, may not see thier taxes go up under the presidents plan
(I know this is a general liberal argument why all people should pay taxes, but in this case it seems fairly cut and dry.)
There's gotta be people out there who could gain from itemizing their deductions and don't from sheer laziness. Also, it's not hypocritical to support higher taxes on yourself and still pay only what you owe. It'd be hypocritical only if you were calling others out for taking deductions and credits you yourself were taking.
Can't tax me if I don't get paid, suckers!
No one is complaining in the article, only arranging their bonuses is such a way as to avoid a potential tax hike.
Upton's deal hardly seems like an extreme effort to avoid paying taxes. He signed a contract in November and is getting his signing bonus in December. As tax dodges go, that seems pretty insignificant.
I agree with the general idea that people should be more willing to pay their taxes (and that we should eliminate the majority of tax loopholes), but there's nothing in the article that is particularly unpleasant.
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