236 sats \ 2 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 16 Apr \ on: CJ Wilson / @Str8edgeracer AMA AMA
Hi, CJ -- really enjoyed watching you back in the day!
Back in 2008, you talked about (and took some heat for saying) how a lot of athletes are so well paid that they can afford to remain ignorant of the economy and politics. Do you think that's changed, and can you think of some athletes today who are showing an awareness about how the economy might impact them?
What I really was trying to say back then was that baseball is hard enough- and that MLB players are PRIMARILY going to be concerned with economics. Most players are going to fall into the republican / conservative side just because we pay millions in taxes and are paid based on merit not DEI or anything like that.
I think if I added it up I have paid over $40,000,000 in taxes in my lifetime.
I am MUCH more interested in politics now as a 43 year old vs as a 25 year old.