Stephen A. Smith says he was warned by his estate planners to leave California every weekend because the government would TRACK his phone calls, then uses that data to collect MORE taxes.
He thought they were kidding. Then he got his tax returns. They weren’t.
What’s happening here is the “jock tax” in effect, which is California’s way of collecting more money from entertainers and athletes based on days worked or spent in the state.
And here’s the disturbing part.
California’s tax collectors pull cell phone records to show where you were when you took your calls so they can prove you were still hanging out in Cali so they can hit you with another taxable day.
Smith got sick of Gavin Newsom taxing him to death and moved his ass out of California. He now lives in Florida.
SMITH: “I’m sitting down with my estate planners and all of that. And they said, ‘Look, when the weekend arrives, it would be in your best interest to go to Vegas or to Utah or something.’ I said, ‘Why?’ And they said, ‘Well, if you stay in California, you know, IRS, they ping your phone. So, anytime you get a call or you’re on the phone, they know that you’re in the state. And that counts as a tax day.’
“And I said, ‘You got to be kidding me.’ And sure enough, when I saw my tax returns, it was absolutely correct.”
This jock tax is not small money, either.
Shaquille O’Neal found that out the hard way. His first year with the Lakers, he signed for $20,000,000.
By the time taxes were done with it, his check came in at $10,900,000 for the year.
Then the jockey tax took another $4,000,000.
And Shaq walked away with about $7 million out of the 20. Two-thirds of his paycheck went to taxes.
Three days ago a gunman opened fire outside Venture-N, a Tucson gay bar. Two men dead. The shooter dead. Police now call it a targeted hate crime. He had a list of LGBTQ businesses on him.
You probably even didn’t heard about it.
Because the shooter wasn’t the approved villain. He WASN’T a white Christian nationalist. He was Ousman Ceesay, 44, a Muslim immigrant born in The Gambia. He confronted two men in the parking lot and started shooting.
One of the victims was Cameron Davis Capara, a well-known local photographer and left- wing political activist who spent years documenting pro-Palestine marches, anti-ICE actions, anti-Trump, anti-fascism rallies, and anti-capitalist “No Kings” circles. The other was Vincent Anthony Siqueiros.
Both were killed where they stood.
Police didn’t rush out a mugshot package. Some coverage danced around the shooter’s background. National cameras never really showed up. No wall-to-wall specials. No Democratic officials lining up at podiums to denounce homophobia and demand action. The story dropped fast.
That’s the tell. When the facts don’t fit the script, the outrage machine stays quiet. Two men get murdered outside a gay bar, the killer leaves a target list, and the same people who never miss a chance to lecture the country about hate suddenly have nothing to say.
If that doesn’t show you how selective the media and the virtue-signal crowd really are, nothing will.
Ridiculous. Similar to former ESPN broadcaster Doug Adler, who was eventually fired for using the phrase “guerrilla tactics” when describing Venus Williams’ playing style. We all know what these phrases mean. Stop the feigned outrage & race baiting.
Refusing to air a presidential speech to the nation about election fraud seems like a horrible way to convince people you weren't in on the election fraud.
Brandon Gill is so good at this.
Rep. Presley talked about passing an amendment about “equal rights” for men and women. She went SILENT when Rep. Gill simply asked her if the amendment makes clear what a woman even is. 😂😂😂
Here’s McGregor, hopping on his leg in the inspection area. @joerogan and that idiot @dc_mma it’s still trying to sell it as if it happened inside the octagon. It didn’t. It was injured before he even walked out. #UFC239
Reminder that if you are fully vaccinated and up to date on boosters, you are allowed to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Those vaccinated are even permitted to have a very small backyard barbecue. Five person maximum.
Weeks after proposing a nearly million-dollar cut to Veterans’ services, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu held a Somali flag-raising ceremony at City Hall
Propping up Somalis while diminishing our veterans.
Disgusting traitor
🚨JUST IN: On America’s 250th birthday, Buffalo, Boston, and Minneapolis chose to fly the SOMALI FLAG instead of Old Glory. Absolute betrayal 🇺🇸
Columbus, Ohio was forced to back down after a massive firestorm erupted.
Disgraceful
Buffalo City Hall held a Somali flag raising ceremony today.
Just yesterday they canceled 4th of July fireworks.
No celebration for America’s 250th but they can celebrate foreign invaders.
TREASONOUS TRAITORS
Bolton on mishandling classified info: "This is a serious crime. Devastating indictment. End of Trump's career."
He just pled guilty to doing exactly that
250,000 British girls were raped. 87-95% of the perpetrators were Muslim. The UK government covered it up.
How is this not front page news everywhere??