Notsince67
Papi and the Lamplighters
- Apr 27, 2018
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Then remove the CapA lot of people would like to see this I imagine but it won't happen.
Then remove the CapA lot of people would like to see this I imagine but it won't happen.
Personally I don't think this is a stupid thread as we have a league that is across two countries and multiple States and Provinces. Having no provincial or State taxes does effect what RFA's or UFA's will sign for. Sure we cannot account for every economic factor (Cost of Living, Endorsement Deals, etc) but having a level playing field that essentially compensates the NHL salary cap number per team based on basic economic factors Such as the State and Federal Tax levels would be ideal.
As an example, Kucherov just signed 9.5X8. He had 100 points last year and 85 the year before. If I am a TML GM and looking to hand out contracts based on those type of production numbers Matthews, Marner and Nylander would all be around 6 per based on production alone. Just saying that they have a very distinct advantage.
Several states have no income tax (NHL markets in Nevada, Florida and Texas are the only affected). However, they are balanced out by higher taxes in other areas (e.g., Texas has a higher property tax system than most and Florida has a much higher Property Insurance system). The benefit isn't nearly as large as you think it is.
Nevermind that the american dollar - which everyone gets paid in - is worth approximately 31 percent more in Canada. But yeah, TAXES ARE UNFAIR.
Nevermind that the american dollar - which everyone gets paid in - is worth approximately 31 percent more in Canada. But yeah, TAXES ARE UNFAIR.
Exchanged money is still worth the same total amount. It's just in a different currency. The 31% exchange is the very definition of irrelevant to salary discussions.