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raiderboyron wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 8:02 am I live in California. The 1% mental health tax ain't workin'!

Attyla wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 8:03 am personal experience?

Attyla wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 3:09 am Back on subject, I doubt it was part of the pitch, and I doubt it was much of a factor.

And this went highly political fast

Trainnvain wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 6:21 am I believe Beastmode is another who is very smart with his money. I may be misremembering but I think he saved his contracts and used endorsement income to live off.

“And one maneuver the tax-free six uses in luring potential free agents is the fact that if you play for us, your salary goes a lot further than say, New York or California or Canada.

From Day One, the Golden Knights have emphasized the fact Nevada doesn’t have a state income tax for its residents. They never hid from the fact. Rather, then general manager and now team president George McPhee used it as a major selling point among others, including the temperate winter climate in Southern Nevada. It’s something Kelly McCrimmon, the current GM, always cites in making a case for prospective UFAs considering the Knights.”

“When Jack Eichel was traded to Vegas by Buffalo in 2021, he went from a tax bill of 10.9 percent to zero because he now resided in Nevada instead of New York.Since becoming a Golden Knight, Eichel, who makes $10 million and is coming up to the final year oof his eight-year deal, saved over $4 million by working in Nevada compared to New York. And you can bet that when McCrimmon sits down with Pat Brisson, who is Eichel’s agent, to hammer out a new deal, he’ll remind Brisson of that fact.

And he’ll do the same when it comes time to talk to Darren Ferris, who is Marner’s agent.“

And if he looks at it this way, the Vegas Golden Knights would have a big leg up on the Anaheim Ducks, two teams that have been repeatedly rumored as favorites to land Marner…

If that's the deal Marner signs, he'd lose $13 million over the life of the contract playing in California for the Ducks. There'd be no such loss playing in Vegas for the Knights.

There's an additional way to look at this, too.

Marner could actually have a team like Vegas pay him even $10 million less in total value, which could then be used to sign other players, and still actually earn more money, because he wouldn't lose anything via income tax in the state.

Certainly, money isn't everything for someone who is choosing between $87 million or $100 million. But it also can't be looked at as nothing.

Marner will be weighing hockey situations, like coaches and teammates and history.

But if it's a close call, state tax could legitimately matter here. Because when you're getting a record-setting contract like Marner, it's quite the difference.

SkullCrusher wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 4:52 pm
4 States with no state tax who have NFL teams.
TX, FL, TN, NV
We'll add in WA since they weren't and won a SB.
8 teams

Last 20 years 2 Super Bowl Wins.
Rest of the states have tax, 24 teams, 18 Super Bowl Wins.
Has there been any complaint by a team that can't compete because of taxes?
Even if so the raw #'s seem to say there's nothing to worry about.

Xramfan wrote: Sun Mar 15, 2026 7:52 pm So who gets taxed when you run out of millionaires and billionaires?

rich72 wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 8:00 pm Look in the mirror, that guy.

Hellbound wrote: Sun Mar 15, 2026 7:51 pm I think it's a bit overrated. Several other states have it so it's not unique to Nevada. Is it a factor? Sure, but I don't think it's the first thing any player thinks of