Phila., Pa., N.J. tax visiting athletes' salaries

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:

To local fans they might be the "Damn Yankees," but to Harrisburg and City Hall, the Phillies couldn't have hosted better guests than the likes of Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, and Mark Teixeira.

And to Eagles loyalists, the Washington Redskins might be bumbling division rivals who at the very least deserved to lose, but state and city tax collectors saw a welcome shade of green in those burgundy uniforms.

That's because the New York Yankees, just by spending an autumn weekend in Philadelphia, probably chipped in well over $300,000 to the state and city treasuries in the form of income taxes.

And for playing Sunday's game in Philadelphia, Washington could be kicking in $100,000 more. The Vancouver Canucks could add a cool $40,000 for Thursday's NHL game against the Flyers, and the city and state may mine $40,000 more from the NBA's Denver Nuggets when they come to town for Monday's game.

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