TAXMAN JONES:

Orioles’ Adam Jones ‘just wants to give back?’ Eh, not really . . . (Brew Editors March 25, 2011, Baltimore Brew)

In the April 4 issue of ESPN The Magazine, there is a feature called “Scale of 1 to 10” that asks this question:

“If 1 equals ‘It’s crushing’ and 10 equals ‘Glad to do my civic duty!’ How do you feel when you pay your taxes?”

Centerfielder Adam Jones, who just signed a $3.2 million one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles, is one of eight athletes who answer. His reply:

“Three. If it went to a good cause, I’d be happy. But our tax money goes to lazy people who don’t want to work.”
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Here’s David Ortiz, of the Boston Red Sox:

“Seven. At least here I see what they do with my millions. In the DR (Dominican Republic), you don’t know where the money goes.”

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