06-21-2022, 11:29 AM
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All this talk of the luxury tax frankly makes me despise the concept of the tax itself and makes me really wish the league would get rid of it. Ostensibly, the purpose of the luxury tax is to discourage wealthier teams from just spending more money than poorer teams can afford to. When you think about it though, it seems to have the exact opposite effect. Who are the few teams that are going to be undeterred by the luxury tax? The ones with the most money, of course. Which teams are going to be scared off by the tax? The ones that can't afford to pay it, obviously.
Owners should be encouraged to spend lavishly on their teams, not discouraged. The league should not be punishing owners for putting winning above their other business priorities. The absolute worst thing an owner can be is a cheapskate.
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06-24-2022, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson
All this talk of the luxury tax frankly makes me despise the concept of the tax itself and makes me really wish the league would get rid of it. Ostensibly, the purpose of the luxury tax is to discourage wealthier teams from just spending more money than poorer teams can afford to. When you think about it though, it seems to have the exact opposite effect. Who are the few teams that are going to be undeterred by the luxury tax? The ones with the most money, of course. Which teams are going to be scared off by the tax? The ones that can't afford to pay it, obviously.
Owners should be encouraged to spend lavishly on their teams, not discouraged. The league should not be punishing owners for putting winning above their other business priorities. The absolute worst thing an owner can be is a cheapskate.
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Exactly, winning should be awarded, you get to the conference finals, you should have all taxes rescinded. You get to the playoffs, taxes go down 50%.
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06-24-2022, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Kidd Karma
Exactly, winning should be awarded, you get to the conference finals, you should have all taxes rescinded. You get to the playoffs, taxes go down 50%.
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I for one dont care how much tax an owner worth 5 billion pays vs. an owner or ownership group worth 20 billion. These are all non issues in my mind.
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06-25-2022, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Zeus
I for one dont care how much tax an owner worth 5 billion pays vs. an owner or ownership group worth 20 billion. These are all non issues in my mind.
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I don't care either how much tax they pay on a personal level, but I DO care about how it affects the NBA product. Owners are being deterred from spending money to improve their rosters. The luxury tax encourages owners to be cheapskates and punishes them for caring more about winning than their other business obligations. It makes for a lousier product.
Last edited by Thespiralgoeson; 06-25-2022 at 02:36 PM.
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06-25-2022, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson
I don't care either how much tax they pay on a personal level, but I DO care about how it affects the NBA product. Owners are being deterred from spending money to improve their rosters. The luxury tax encourages owners to be cheapskates and punishes them for caring more about winning than their other business obligations. It makes for a lousier product.
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I just don't know how you can be serious bout contending but don't want to pay luxury tax. Warriors and Clippers pay the most. Its a advantage they have.
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06-25-2022, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Dtownsfinest
I just don't know how you can be serious bout contending but don't want to pay luxury tax. Warriors and Clippers pay the most. Its a advantage they have.
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I mean, I agree in theory, but it's not just about "want." A lot of teams literally can't afford to. So again, it has the exact opposite of its intended effect. It was supposed to prevent EXACTLY this problem- big market teams just being able to outspend small market teams. The intent was to mitigate the advantage that teams like the Warriors and Clippers have. Instead, it increased their advantages.
And again, just on basic principle, I think owners should be encouraged to spend, not discouraged.
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