Rajah
04-15-2003, 12:14 PM
http://www.hillnews.com/news/040903/jock.aspx
House Republican leaders yanked a bill from consideration Monday morning that would permit the District of Columbia City Council to levy a “jock tax” on any future professional baseball teams playing in Washington, D.C.
A spokesman for the Major League Baseball Players Association declined to comment. But a person familiar with the situation said the union had learned about the bill Monday morning and had placed calls to different members and House leaders raising objections.
The bill raises a constitutional issue as to whether a municipality can levy such a selective tax on only one group of workers, the source said, warning lawmakers that the bill would establish a risky precedent as a backdoor commuter tax.
In other news, Represenative backs return of MLB to Baltimore:
Referring to the languishing Baltimore Orioles, Davis (R-VA) added, in jest, “You can print this: My No. 1 goal is to bring Major League Baseball back to Baltimore.”
House Republican leaders yanked a bill from consideration Monday morning that would permit the District of Columbia City Council to levy a “jock tax” on any future professional baseball teams playing in Washington, D.C.
A spokesman for the Major League Baseball Players Association declined to comment. But a person familiar with the situation said the union had learned about the bill Monday morning and had placed calls to different members and House leaders raising objections.
The bill raises a constitutional issue as to whether a municipality can levy such a selective tax on only one group of workers, the source said, warning lawmakers that the bill would establish a risky precedent as a backdoor commuter tax.
In other news, Represenative backs return of MLB to Baltimore:
Referring to the languishing Baltimore Orioles, Davis (R-VA) added, in jest, “You can print this: My No. 1 goal is to bring Major League Baseball back to Baltimore.”