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Former Major League baseball player Cliff Floyd discusses whether he is willing to pay more taxes under the current situation.
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Forma Major League Baseball -- Cliff Floyd.
Clip well with a program let's -- ago you -- a -- promotes a supporter of President Obama in 2000 a big time I believe there.
There -- you know it's was tough I think you know you look at a lot of athletes I think the big thing is.
You know we -- -- taxes and I think when you.
Now let's see yourself -- novel and I'm retired you see a lot of guys in the game.
Are trying to figure out you know how -- master money little bit different because taxes are.
Just you know in an and our film you know ridiculous little bit ninety I had a good growth -- -- -- -- lifetime of career earnings of 53 million dollars yet.
53 million dollars and this that we think do -- that the rich guys -- as the old Lancaster finances.
That are private equity guys you know a graceful plan.
You must be jumping up -- -- -- -- -- and -- I did you are gonna have to -- a 30%.
That you definitely you definitely Bob as the mind but I that I have you flat out withdrawn -- -- -- Well I think you know I think -- everybody wants to be treated fairly and I think when you look at the whole scheme I think everybody wants this -- light.
If Pompeo taxes than thereby should be paying taxes -- think.
You know how how that plays out plays out but I think you look at a lot of -- I mean guys in the game.
And you have to learn now how to manage the money hockey making a point because it's critical to me that you can't get to that in the U career.
Ending -- or not -- my mind a bit you know different don't think a lot of Gaza learned that why why don't.
Guys learn that at the start of their careers from their agents.
And advisors -- you got a limited term to make a lot of money if you're successful.
Logic suggests that you should plan but I think the big name is you have the real last we have a -- on this on this bill if we don't perform.
You don't have longevity movement and you have to respect it's only half the year they have the rest they have here to plan your finance -- 1819 years old -- gathered not you know you -- you have this view check come in front of you and every every day you you know every two weeks to get this -- -- -- I've never sermons that -- How Smart you would AT&T.
This really aren't Smart well -- T do not not -- -- car you know I think that's the big thing is like you you have to.
-- -- -- -- -- -- I don't -- do you feel like you're being demonized by some of -- political.
Things that you're here right now or that's a 100% and and you know I think a lot of those archer that you know you trying to gathers information.
And then you know it's you know spread out -- you know and then dissected and -- try to figure out we don't apparently saying not you're you're one of the most.
Successful talented athletes in the world.
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And I have a deferred compensation from -- from not formatting and now on that deferred compensation -- tax.
I think too much -- and I feel like you know I'm trying to figure out.
Why don't mind intact this amount of money and I'm retired now and in the death the one thing that -- -- successful in this administration taxes success and -- that's my kind of exciting but when you playing.
You have to make out of tax Raton for every state in which you Beverly.
Because that's where you money yes California Texas you know make you pay text of that stake in that have a tax -- that state -- don't take its.
We we -- you -- tickets for your family in India you can taxes on the ticket that you.
But you didn't buy those tickets so.
They're given to wait a minute wait and it still fair taxes don't it is hard again guy who's gonna be penalized for his -- won't fly that's what progress.
Like -- about.
I mean knows I don't know you're in the hot seat -- -- -- -- you know as you gonna vote for.
-- I don't know -- could you bring itself to vote for Republican.
A would you stay home and a hit hit hit and I've got.
How much a threat that's like that that upward move where you have that.
They've -- go well -- -- V reality.
What is the biggest you know the biggest sticking point for you right now is it what he's gonna do with taxes are a 100% nothing vessels -- -- sticking point I think in sports is even more so because.
You see guys that have signed in both the come early.
Trying to figure out mark and I get the fun of what it is so spread out to the -- I want right now to forgot what I can do it in making work from me for a long time.
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