The Jock Tax

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States have found a new tax that will allow them to tax the rich athletics and entertainers. Any time a person performs in a state that has an income tax they can track the time worked and bill the person for the tax on the money they earned. It is worth going after the wealthy performers and sports stars. Tiger Woods plays in a golf tournament and wins $100,000. He is then taxed in that state and in his state of residence. This was popular because it is the wealthy that will have to pay. With technology it is becoming easier to tract people and where they earn their money. Think of a trucker who has to go through a weigh in station when they enter a state and when they enter a new state. The salesman that claims business expense for hotel stays and meals. We now have the technology to track the work of ordinary people who work in different states in a cost effective manner. This is just another example of a tax on the wealthy ends up being a tax on everyone. As states look to find new sources of tax revenue they will try everything especially if it effects people who can not vote against it. Just like the motel and resorts tax and taxes that were once a tax on business and the wealthy. Next time you stay in a motel look at the tax rate on the room. What tax will states enact to tax the people who do not have say in the tax. It may become a rallying cry "No taxation with out representation".