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twinkles**stars · ‎27-03-2013

http://m.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/bob-katter-wants-give-tax-cuts-joy-giving-footy-st/1807954/
Katter believes footy players should get a tax break

lakeland27 · ‎27-03-2013

ive read this canvassed elsewhere. the issue is careers of short duration, not just footballers. bob nicked the idea from someone else, i dont recall who exactly.

freakiness · ‎27-03-2013

ive read this canvassed elsewhere. the issue is careers of short duration, not just footballers. bob nicked the idea from someone else, i dont recall who exactly.

The problem is that they can earn so much during that short career that they don't need any tax breaks, imo.

Does a player earning $500,000 pa really deserve a tax break?

lakeland27 · ‎27-03-2013

The problem is that they can earn so much during that short career that they don't need any tax breaks, imo.

Does a player earning $500,000 pa really deserve a tax break?

i'm not advocating such a thing, its just that i heard the same topic raised in a broader fashion than bob's plan, radio national or suchlike. its not uncommon to see a player de-listed at 20 odd yrs of age when he's trained for nothing else. at 29 its quite a blow i'd say.

but of course all occupations have hazards.

freakiness · ‎27-03-2013

i'm not advocating such a thing, its just that i heard the same topic raised in a broader fashion than bob's plan, radio national or suchlike. its not uncommon to see a player de-listed at 20 odd yrs of age when he's trained for nothing else. at 29 its quite a blow i'd say.

but of course all occupations have hazards.

I didn't think you were advocating such a thing.

Perhaps the footy players and others in high careers with a risk of short prospects is to get them to invest some of their hard earned for when the sun goes down on their career, or perhaps a sort of super fund that some earnings can go into for later.