This is the second time this week Democrats have threatened the NFL. This past Tuesday, Sen. Maria Cantwell announced she’ll be introducing a bill to end their tax-exempt status over the stupid Redskins name controversy…
Via Washington Examiner:
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., wants to strip the National Football League of its nonprofit status because of the way the league has been handling domestic abuse cases involving its players.
Booker’s legislation would prevent the NFL from operating as it currently does, as a nonprofit trade group. The $100 million in extra tax collections over the next ten years would go toward domestic violence prevention programs.
Even devoted football fans might be surprised to learn the NFL is a tax-exempt organization. Each of the NFL’s clubs pay taxes, but the league office does not. The exemption for the league is granted under 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code and applies to “business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, boards of trade, and professional football leagues (whether or not administering a pension fund for football players).”