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re: States soon to make NIL earnings exempt from state income taxes? Forbes piece:
Posted on 1/13/26 at 8:24 am to Yaboylsu63
Posted on 1/13/26 at 8:24 am to Yaboylsu63
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I hate this.
Why does some high school kid who can run fast get to pay zero taxes but I have to wake up at the arse crack of dawn to make ends meet for my family and pay taxes.
Because you (the collective "you") also demand that LSU (or your favorite college team) win at the highest level. Coaches in states like Florida, Texas, Tennessee can use the no state income tax climate as a recruiting advantage. Come to Tennessee and pay no state income tax on the $2M you're going to earn....or go to LSU and give the state 3% of that. It's the same recruiting advantage businesses in certain states use to attract talented people in other lines of work.
Fans/donors drive the market. As long as the demand that LSU (or your favorite school) win at a championship level and anything less is insufficient, then there is the incentive to create advantages to help reach that goal.
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Posted on 1/13/26 at 8:42 am to Alt26
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Fans/donors drive the market. As long as the demand that LSU (or your favorite school) win at a championship level and anything less is insufficient, then there is the incentive to create advantages to help reach that goal.
And that’s going to be the argument by Gov Landry and many of the state legislators to make this carve out in the Louisiana tax code for NIL earnings. Complete idiotic pandering.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 8:48 am to ragincajun03
So let’s just all stop paying our taxes I guess
Posted on 1/13/26 at 8:57 am to ragincajun03
If anyone should be fricking taxed on income it’s these frickers.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:00 am to ProjectP2294
Person that performs pediatric brain surgery:
Your income is ours
Person that gets paid to potentially play a game(they may sit and do nothing actually)
It’s yours to keep!
Your income is ours
Person that gets paid to potentially play a game(they may sit and do nothing actually)
It’s yours to keep!
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:04 am to ragincajun03
The same people who make major donations to university athletics also make major donations to politicians. They don't really care if normal people don't like it.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:22 am to ragincajun03
Our founding fathers would fire bomb Washington DC if they learned about income and property taxes.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:41 am to Floyd Dawg
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They should pay state income taxes and the “jock tax” is coming for them next.
Some states can be petty and enact a jock tax on just visiting players. California enacted it in ‘91 in response to Michael Jordan beating the Lakers.
Could throw in an extra level of petty and say that any athlete that transfers from a school in our state to a school in another state in the same conference faces an additional penalty.
Nothing like state tax codes to make people think twice about their decisions.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:42 am to ragincajun03
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bill exempting NIL earnings from state taxes was proposed in the last Louisiana Legislative session, but didn’t receive a floor vote. I’m betting now it comes back in the 2026 session with more momentum, especially with Gov Landry seemingly fully invested in LSU football.
Is this why Dixon McMakin is the PA announcer?
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:50 am to ragincajun03
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Complete idiotic pandering.
Is it?
LSU fans demanded Kelly sign a big time recruiting/transfer class. They demanded he be fired with $60M remaining on his contract. They demanded Kiffin be the only coach hired to replace him. They are, right now, demanding LSU sign a top 5 transfer class....ALL because they demand LSU win at the highest level...NOW!!!
Do I, personally, think it is ridiculous that someone making $3M this year wouldn't have to pay a state income tax whereas you and I will? Of course. But when the "customer" demands excellence, and only excellence, concessions are made to try to make that happen.
We, as the fans, drove college football to being a huge entertainment business (there wouldn't be massive TV contracts if there was little interest). So it's hard to complain when it is treated like the huge entertainment business it is.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:53 am to Floyd Dawg
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“jock tax” is coming for them next.
NIL wouldn't be subjected to the jock tax
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:56 am to Alt26
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LSU fans demanded Kelly sign a big time recruiting/transfer class. They demanded he be fired with $60M remaining on his contract. They demanded Kiffin be the only coach hired to replace him. They are, right now, demanding LSU sign a top 5 transfer class....ALL because they demand LSU win at the highest level...NOW!!!
Rabid LSU football fans are demanding it. Not all Louisiana taxpayers.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 9:57 am to ragincajun03
The young men and occasional woman may not realize that state taxes are minor compared to Federal. Oh, well, they will learn from real life, even if they are too busy to learn from their college classes.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 10:00 am to Yaboylsu63
quote:
Why does some high school kid who can run fast get to pay zero taxes but I have to wake up at the arse crack of dawn to make ends meet for my family and pay taxes.
preparing them for their inevitable future of not paying any taxes while still getting something for free? i kid
Posted on 1/13/26 at 10:00 am to lsupride87
quote:
Person that performs pediatric brain surgery:
Your income is ours
Person that gets paid to potentially play a game(they may sit and do nothing actually)
It’s yours to keep!
Exactly. Complete Idiocracy.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 10:12 am to msutiger
quote:
Our founding fathers would fire bomb Washington DC if they learned about income and property taxes.
Property taxes were staples of pre and post revolutionary war America. The founding fathers largely supported property taxes (versus income taxes).
Posted on 1/13/26 at 10:20 am to ragincajun03
Posted on 1/13/26 at 10:38 am to ragincajun03
This seems to be brought up every now and then and everyone of the general public is against it, rightfully so it's absurd
Posted on 1/13/26 at 10:40 am to ragincajun03
Oh those poor student athletes....Yeah frick all that.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 10:51 am to ragincajun03
This is stupid.
Either everyone pays state income tax or no one pays state income tax.
Either everyone pays state income tax or no one pays state income tax.
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