And another reader sent me this link to CNN
that gives the details:
“According to a CNN analysis, the NFL employed 20 lobbyists in 2014 and spent more than $1 million in efforts to sway lawmakers…Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, which runs the transparency website Opensecrets.org, says the NFL's lobbying team is "all pro," and almost all are "former government employees, former Hill staffers. So they have good access by buying the help of people who know how to navigate Congress."…Nineteen of the 20 worked for Congress, largely in the offices of House and Senate leaders, according to a CNN review of lobbying disclosures…If the NFL were to lose its tax exemption, there's precedence for it. Major League Baseball gave up its nonprofit status in 2007, and the National Basketball Association never had one.”
Call me naïve, but why in the world does the NFL need so many, let alone any, lobbyists? Do you think Coburn has a chance to get the NFL tax-exempt status removed? Do you think it's okay for the NFL to be tax-exempt?
Looking forward to hearing from you, so let me know your thoughts in the Comment section below:
From a reader:
ReplyDeleteHi and thank you for the enlightening article in the Northern Connection magazine stating that the NFL, NHL and PGA and others are tax exempt.
I support Senator Tom Coburn in reversing this status and feel that they should absolutely pay their taxes and their fair share just like the average American citizen does.
Thank you,
Karen