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2016 Postmortem

JEFF9K

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8. monopoly

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 12:36 AM

Dec 2012

Baseball is a monopoly, so what the players earn ISN'T market value.

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Should Baseball Fans Join the Fiscal Cliff Discussion? [View all] JEFF9K Dec 2012 OP

Sure.....why not? GP6971 Dec 2012 #1

Home run locks Dec 2012 #2

Well, that's ingenious. malthaussen Dec 2012 #3

maybe not JEFF9K Dec 2012 #4

Whatever could be negotiated is left. malthaussen Dec 2012 #6

over 3 JEFF9K Dec 2012 #10

Yay! Then The Rich Owner of Baseball Team Would Get Even Richer! Yavin4 Dec 2012 #5

monopoly JEFF9K Dec 2012 #8

owners JEFF9K Dec 2012 #12

Don't forget the teams that play in states with no state income tax. Filibuster Harry Dec 2012 #7

state tax JEFF9K Dec 2012 #9

Players Pay Taxes in States Where They Have Road Games Yavin4 Dec 2012 #11

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